桌山 (地质)

行星地质学中,桌山(mensa),复数形式为“mensae”,是一座带有悬崖边缘的平顶突出物[1]。该术语来源于拉丁语单词桌子、台子(table),与西班牙语单词“桌子”词根相同。桌山一词的含意与美国西南部所称呼的平顶山意思相同[2]

参考文献

  1. . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. [11 February 2017]. (原始内容存档于2013-12-10).
  2. Kieffer, H H (编). . The University of Arizona Press. 1992: 1311 [11 February 2017]. ISBN 0-8165-1257-4. (原始内容存档于2022-04-17).
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