the Earth. Places on Mars that display polygonal ground may indicate where future colonists can find water ice. Patterned ground forms in a mantle layer, called latitude dependent mantle, that fell from the sky when the climate was different. Other features in Utopia Planitia Gallery In popular culture In the Star Trek media franchise, Utopia Planitia—both on Mars' surface and a space station in areosynchronous orbit above it—is the site of a major United Federation of Planets shipyard, the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards. Ships such as the USS Enterprise-D, USS Defiant, USS Voyager and USS Sao Paulo were built there. Interactive Mars map See also Glaciers on Mars Geography of Mars List of plains on Mars Scalloped topography Notes References External links Laser altimetry of the north pole of Mars Utopia Planitia located in upper right Google Mars scrollable map – centered on Utopia Planitia VL2 Site: Utopia Planitia (NASA) PIA00576: Martian Sunrise at Utopia Planitia (NASA Photojournal) PIA00530: Frost on Utopia Planitia (NASA Photojournal) PIA03796: Utopia Planitia (NASA Photojournal) Plains on Mars Albedo features on Mars Star Trek locations Amenthes quadrangle Cebrenia quadrangle