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Amazonis

American  
[am-uh-zoh-nis] / ˌæm əˈzoʊ nɪs /

noun

  1. an area on the equator of Mars.


Example Sentences

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By studying high resolution orbital images, the research team examined the Martian landscape and found signs of ice less than 1 meter below the surface in Amazonis Planitia.

From Science Daily

If I’m wrong, come find me in the Barsoom Lounge overlooking the Amazonis Planitia, and I will pay up.

From New York Times

This Martian dust devil was captured in motion on the volcanic plains of Amazonis Planitia by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

From Nature

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught this dust devil dancing across the Amazonis Planitia region of northern Mars.

From National Geographic

During spring, when Mars is the farthest from the sun, the planet gets less sunlight, but even then dust devils relentlessly scour the surface and move around freshly deposited dust. This dust devil, 30 yards wide, was whirling around the Amazonis Planitia region of northern Mars.

From Slate