Syrtis Major

American  

[sur-tis] / ˈsɜr tɪs /

noun

1. an area in the northern hemisphere and near the equator of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.

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Syrtis Major British  

/ ˈsɜːtɪs /

noun

1. a conspicuous dark region visible in the N hemisphere of Mars

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Syrtis Major

The impact that formed Isidis occurred around 3.9 billion years ago, while nearby Syrtis Major is a volcanic province that formed some 3.6 billion years ago.

From National Geographic

The dark marking called Syrtis Major, or the hourglass, has developed an appendage on one side which makes its shape nearly square.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, gleaming in the electric lights, we saw the Syrtis Major, its waters washing high against the walls of the vast power house.

From Edison's Conquest of Mars by Serviss, Garrett Putman

Similar extensions of vegetation had also been charted in several other places, for instance, on the east side of the large area known to us as "Syrtis Major."

From To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Wicks, Mark

Here a high bank of reddish rock confronted the sea, whose waters ran lashing and roaring along the bluffs to supply the rapid draught produced by the emptying of the Syrtis Major.

From Edison's Conquest of Mars by Serviss, Garrett Putman