Borealis Planitia
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Borealis Planitia is a large basin on Mercury
with a smooth floor, thought to be similar to a lunar mare
. It is centered at 73.4° N, 79.5° W. The name is Latin for "Northern Plain".
Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the innermost and smallest planet in the Solar System, orbiting the Sun once every 87.969 Earth days. The orbit of Mercury has the highest eccentricity of all the Solar System planets, and it has the smallest axial tilt. It completes three rotations about its axis for every two orbits...
with a smooth floor, thought to be similar to a lunar mare
Lunar mare
The lunar maria are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. They were dubbed maria, Latin for "seas", by early astronomers who mistook them for actual seas. They are less reflective than the "highlands" as a result of their iron-rich compositions, and...
. It is centered at 73.4° N, 79.5° W. The name is Latin for "Northern Plain".