Richard A. Proctor
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Richard Anthony Proctor FRAS was an English astronomer. He is best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars in 1867 from 27 drawings by the English observer William Rutter Dawes
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"Astronomy" Richard Proctor as caricatured by Spy in Vanity Fair, 3 March 1883
Syrtis Major Planum
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Syrtis Major Planum is a massive shield volcano in the eastern hemisphere of Mars. A "dark spot", Syrtis Major Planum is located in the boundary between the northern lowlands and southern highlands of
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…map was later superseded by those of Giovanni Schiaparelli and Eugène Antoniadi and his nomenclature was dropped (for instance, his "Kaiser Sea" became Syrtis Major Planum). He used old drawings of Mars dating back to 1666 to try to determine the sidereal day of Mars. His final estimate, in 1873, was 24h 37m 22.713s, very…
A THEMIS daytime infrared image mosaic of the central area of Syrtis Major. Calderas Nili Patera and Meroe Patera are to the upper left and lower right of center, respectively.
The Nili Tholus cinder cone in the Nili Patera caldera on Mars.
Bright Streaks in Syrtis Major caused by the wind, as seen by THEMIS.
Water-rich terrain