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In [[planetary geology]], a '''mensa''' {{IPAc-en|'|m|E|n|s|@}} (pl. '''mensae''' {{IPAc-en|'|m|E|n|s|iː}}) is a flat-topped prominence with cliff-like edges.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web|title=Descriptor Terms (Feature Types)|url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|publisher=[[USGS]]| |
In [[planetary geology]], a '''mensa''' {{IPAc-en|'|m|E|n|s|@}} (pl. '''mensae''' {{IPAc-en|'|m|E|n|s|iː}}) is a flat-topped prominence with cliff-like edges.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite web|title=Descriptor Terms (Feature Types)|url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|publisher=[[USGS]]|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> The term is derived from the [[Latin]] word for table, and has the same root as the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word for table, mesa. Mensa is used in the same manner as [[mesa]] is used in the Southwest [[United States]].<ref name="Kieffer">{{cite book|editor-last1=Kieffer|editor-first1=H H |title=Mars|date=1992|publisher=[[The University of Arizona Press]]|isbn=0-8165-1257-4|page=1311|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ze27j5sSJVEC&q=mesa|access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> |
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In planetary geology, a mensa /ˈmɛnsə/ (pl. mensae /ˈmɛnsiː/) is a flat-topped prominence with cliff-like edges.[1] The term is derived from the Latin word for table, and has the same root as the Spanish word for table, mesa. Mensa is used in the same manner as mesa is used in the Southwest United States.[2]
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Capri Mensa, as seen by HIRISE. Click on image to see buttes and layers. Capri Mensa is found in the Coprates quadrangle of Mars. -
Mesa in Ismenius Lacus quadrangle, as seen by CTX. Mesa has several glaciers eroding it.
References
- ^ "Descriptor Terms (Feature Types)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Kieffer, H H, ed. (1992). Mars. The University of Arizona Press. p. 1311. ISBN 0-8165-1257-4. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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