This is a list of plains on Mars

Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...

. Such features are named after the nearest classical albedo feature

Classical albedo features on Mars

The classical albedo features of Mars are the light and dark features that can be seen on the planet Mars through an Earth-based telescope. Before the age of space probes, several astronomers created maps of Mars on which they gave names to the features they could see. The most popular system of...

 in compliance with the International Astronomical Union

International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...

's rules of planetary nomenclature

Planetary nomenclature

Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is a system of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so that the features can be easily located, described, and discussed. The task of assigning official names to features is taken up by the International...

. Plains may be named denoted "planitia" or "planum", depending on height.

Planitia

Planitia (plural: planitiae) is Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...

 for plain. It is the IAU descriptor term for features which are "low plains".

Name	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter (km)
Acidalia Planitia Acidalia Planitia Acidalia Planitia is a plain on Mars. It is located between the Tharsis volcanic province and Arabia Terra to the north of Valles Marineris, centered at...	46.68 N	338.0 E	2300.0
Amazonis Planitia Amazonis Planitia Amazonis Planitia is one of the smoothest plains on Mars. It is located between the Tharsis and Elysium volcanic provinces to the west of Olympus Mons in the Valles Marineris region of the Memnonia quadrangle, centered at...	24.75 N	196.0 E	2800.0
Arcadia Planitia Arcadia Planitia Arcadia Planitia is a smooth plain with fresh lava flows and Amazonian volcanic flows on Mars. It was named by Giovanni Schiaparelli in 1882 after the Arcadia region of ancient Greece....	46.68 N	192.0 E	2200.0
Argyre Planitia Argyre Planitia Argyre Planitia is a plain located in the Argyre impact basin in the southern highlands of Mars. Its name comes from a map produced by Giovanni Schiaparelli in 1877; it refers to Argyre, a mythical island of silver in Greek mythology....	49.68 S	316.0 E	800.0
Chryse Planitia Chryse Planitia Chryse Planitia is a smooth circular plain in the northern equatorial region of Mars close to the Tharsis region to the west, centered at . Chryse Planitia lies partially in the Lunae Palus quadrangle and partially in the Oxia Palus quadrangle...	26.74 N	320.0 E	1700.0
Elysium Planitia Elysium Planitia Elysium Planitia is the second largest volcanic region on Mars, after Tharsis Montes. It is centered at . It includes volcanoes, from north to south, Hecates Tholus, Elysium Mons and Albor Tholus. Another large volcano, Apollinaris Mons, lies south of the others. Besides having large volcanoes,...	1.98 N	155.0 E	3000.0
Eridania Planitia	32.69 S	133.0 E	1025.0
Hellas Planitia Hellas Planitia Hellas Planitia, also known as the Hellas Impact Basin, is a huge, roughly circular impact basin located in the southern hemisphere of the planet Mars. It is the second or third largest impact crater and the largest visible impact crater known in the Solar System...	42.68 S	70.0 E	2200.0
Isidis Planitia Isidis Planitia Isidis Planitia is a plain located inside a giant impact basin on Mars, centered at . It is the third biggest impact structure on the planet after the Hellas and Argyre basins – it is about 1500 km in diameter...	12.86 N	87.0 E	1200.0
Utopia Planitia Utopia Planitia Utopia Planitia is the largest recognized impact basin on Mars with an estimated diameter of 3300 km, and is the Martian region where the Viking 2 lander touched down and began exploring on September 3, 1976. It is located at the antipode of Argyre Planitia, centered at...	49.68 N	118.0 E	3200.0

Plana

Planum (plural: plana) is the Latin word for plateau

Plateau

In geology and earth science, a plateau , also called a high plain or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat terrain. A highly eroded plateau is called a dissected plateau...

. It is the IAU descriptor term for plateaus and high plains.

Name	Latitude	Longitude	Diameter (km)
Aeolis Planum	0.79 S	145.0 E	820.0
Amenthes Planum	3.16 N	105.7 E	960.0
Aonia Planum	57.71 S	281.0 E	650.0
Argentea Planum	69.79 S	292.0 E	1750.0
Ascuris Planum	40.38 N	279.2 E	500.0
Aurorae Planum	10.38 S	310.8 E	600.0
Bosporos Planum	34.2 S	295.1 E	700.0
Daedalia Planum Daedalia Planum Daedalia Planum is a plain on Mars located south of Arsia Mons at and appears to be relatively featureless plain with multiple lava flows and small craters...	21.78 S	232.0 E	1800.0
Hesperia Planum Hesperia Planum Hesperia Planum is a broad lava plain in the southern highlands of the planet Mars. The plain is notable for its moderate number of impact craters and abundant wrinkle ridges. It is also the location of the ancient volcano Tyrrhena Mons...	22.27 S	110.0 E	1700.0
Icaria Planum	43.18 S	253.5 E	650.0
Lucus Planum	3.96 S	182.0 E	864.0
Lunae Planum	10.38 N	294.0 E	1800.0
Malea Planum	64.75 S	65.0 E	900.0
Meridiani Planum Meridiani Planum Meridiani Planum is a plain located 2 degrees south of Mars' equator , in the westernmost portion of Terra Meridiani. It hosts a rare occurrence of gray crystalline hematite...	0.2 N	357.5 E	1100.0
Nepenthes Planum	12.46 N	113.4 E	1,660.0
Oenotria Plana	8 S	76 E	925
Olympia Planum	81.91 N	195.0 E	1000.0
Ophir Planum	8.7 S	302.5 E	650.0
Parva Planum	75.85 S	257.0 E	750.0
Planum Angustum	79.69 S	276.5 E	200.0
Planum Australe Planum Australe Planum Australe is the southern polar plain on Mars. It extends southward of roughly 75°S and is centered at . The geology of this region was to be explored by the failed NASA mission Mars Polar Lander, which lost contact on entry into the Martian atmosphere.-Ice cap:Planum Australe is partially...	83.93 S	160.0 E	1450.0
Planum Boreum Planum Boreum Planum Boreum is the northern polar plain on Mars. It extends northward from roughly 80°N and is centered at . Surrounding the high polar plain is a flat and featureless lowland plain called Vastitas Borealis which extends for approximately 1500 kilometres southwards, dominating the northern...	87.98 N	15.0 E	1100.0
Planum Chronium	59.72 S	140.0 E	550.0
Promethei Planum	78.88 S	90.0 E	850.0
Sinai Planum	13.35 S	272.0 E	900.0
Sisyphi Planum	69.79 S	5.0 E	1100.0
Solis Planum	25.25 S	273.5 E	1700.0
Syria Planum Syria Planum Syria Planum is a broad plateau on surface of Mars, forming part of Tharsis region. It is located at the summit of the Tharsis bulge, and was the center of volcanic and tectonic activity in Martian history from the Noachian to the late Hesperian. It has been confirmed that low shield volcanoes...	13.06 S	256.1 E	740.0
Syrtis Major Planum	8.41 N	69.5 E	1350.0
Thaumasia Planum	24.45 S	295.7 E	650.0
Zephyria Planum	0.99 S	153.1 E	550.0