Albedo Catena Cavus Chaos Chasma Collis Crater Dorsum Fluctus Fossa Labes Labyrinthus Lacus Lingula Macula Mare Mensa Mons Palus Patera Planitia Planum Regio Rupes Scopulus Serpens Sinus Sulcus Terra Tholus Unda Vallis Vastitas

List of catenae

In planetary geology, a catena (plural catenae) is a chain of impact craters or an alignment of depressions without raised edges, formed by the collapse of the basement or roof of a lava tube.

The [names in grey and italics] in the tables are dropped or moved, referenced here because they may appear in older documents. Latitudes and longitudes in white are planetocentric. Those in orange use the older planetographic system.

Name Entity Type Lat Lon Ø km Quad Origin Icon help Icon help Icon Help
Acheron Catena Mars Catena 37.47 259.20 421.77 mc03 Named for classical albedo feature at 35°N140°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Alba Catena Mars Catena 35.04 245.42 144.86 mc03 Classical albedo name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
[Apodis Catena] Mars Catena -26.93 103.20 0.00 mc22 Classical albedo name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Artynia Catena Mars Catena 47.69 240.55 279.28 mc03 Named for classical albedo feature at 54°N137°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Baphyras Catena Mars Catena 38.83 275.84 95.52 mc03 Classical river. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ceraunius Catena Mars Catena 37.10 251.91 50.49 mc03 Named for classical albedo feature at 35°N96°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Coprates Catena Mars Catena -15.00 297.91 302.06 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Cyane Catena Mars Catena 36.25 241.70 204.06 mc03 Classical albedo feature Cyane Fons. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Elysium Catena Mars Catena 17.69 149.73 48.50 mc15 Albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ganges Catena Mars Catena -2.70 291.22 81.27 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hyblaeus Catena Mars Catena 21.60 140.62 10.49 mc15 Albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Labeatis Catenae Mars Catena 19.49 266.83 220.60 mc09 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ophir Catenae Mars Catena -9.46 300.60 509.00 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Phlegethon Catena Mars Catena 38.83 256.72 399.69 mc03 From albedo feature at 38°N125°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Stygis Catena Mars Catena 23.25 150.57 65.38 mc15 From albedo feature at 30°N200°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
[Tithoniae Catena] Mars Catena -5.44 278.00 380.00 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. Name dropped because in the database twice. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Tithoniae Catenae Mars Catena -5.50 278.18 562.00 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Tractus Catena Mars Catena 27.00 257.21 910.57 mc09 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo

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List of cavi

Cavus (plural cavi) means hollow, depression, bowl or concave. It designates irregular depressions with steep slopes whose origin is different from an impact crater.

The [names in grey and italics] in the tables are dropped or moved, referenced here because they may appear in older documents. Latitudes and longitudes in white are planetocentric. Those in orange use the older planetographic system.

Name Entity Type Lat Lon Ø km Quad Origin Icon help Icon help Icon Help
Amenthes Cavi Mars Cavus 16.23 114.52 1330.50 mc14 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
[Anseris Cavus] Mars Cavus -29.71 95.50 35.00 mc22 Named for albedo feature Anseris Fons. Same feature as Peraea Cavus. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Argyre Cavi Mars Cavus -48.31 319.88 72.33 mc26 Albedo name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ausonia Cavus Mars Cavus -31.92 96.55 49.50 mc28 Albedo feature Ausonia. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Avernus Cavi Mars Cavus -3.72 172.52 115.00 mc23 Named for albedo feature at 10°S195°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Boreum Cavus Mars Cavus 84.64 339.85 62.13 mc01 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Cavi Angusti Mars Cavus -78.16 285.25 640.04 mc30 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
[Cavi Frigorēs] Mars Cavus -78.97 300.20 228.00 mc30 From classical albedo feature Polus Frigoris, at 84°S30°W. Name dropped Sept. 2006, and area covered by this feature included with Cavi Angusti. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
[Cavi Novi] Mars Cavus -67.26 30.00 535.00 mc30 Classical albedo feature name; (dropped 1984). icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Dalu Cavus Mars Cavus -6.90 261.00 65.00 mc17 Javanese word for night. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ganges Cavus Mars Cavus -10.09 308.55 43.11 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hadriacus Cavi Mars Cavus -27.25 78.05 59.09 mc21 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hiddekel Cavus Mars Cavus 29.43 16.24 23.30 mc12 Classical albedo feature name, Hiddekel. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hydrae Cavus Mars Cavus -7.93 298.69 64.50 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hyperborei Cavi Mars Cavus 79.91 310.30 92.81 mc01 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ismenius Cavus Mars Cavus 33.90 17.08 90.61 mc05 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Juventae Cavi Mars Cavus -3.91 301.84 94.40 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Layl Cavus Mars Cavus -10.40 261.40 48.40 mc17 Arabic word for night. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Malam Cavus Mars Cavus -11.20 261.90 48.00 mc17 Indonesian word for night. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Nat Cavus Mars Cavus -11.90 263.10 40.40 mc17 Danish word for night. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Noc Cavus Mars Cavus -13.40 263.30 29.70 mc17 Polish word for night. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Octantis Cavi Mars Cavus -52.57 314.03 71.21 mc26 Albedo name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Oenotria Cavi Mars Cavus -3.86 78.90 247.00 mc21 Classical albedo feature name, Oenotria. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Olympia Cavi Mars Cavus 85.06 182.23 342.78 mc01 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ophir Cavus Mars Cavus -9.89 304.96 36.72 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Oxus Cavus Mars Cavus 37.41 359.48 37.87 mc04 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Peraea Cavus Mars Cavus -29.61 95.43 56.24 mc22 Albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Scandia Cavi Mars Cavus 77.55 209.65 663.80 mc01 Named for classical albedo feature at 65°N150°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Sisyphi Cavi Mars Cavus -72.20 353.70 423.63 mc30 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Tenuis Cavus Mars Cavus 84.76 1.39 51.53 mc01 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
[Ultimi Cavi] Mars Cavus -74.32 155.50 320.00 mc30 See Thyles Rupes; name dropped 1984. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Usiku Cavus Mars Cavus -11.20 263.70 42.00 mc17 Swahili word for night. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo

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List of chaoses

In geomorphology, a chaos (plural chaoses) — of boulders or balls — (or sea of felsenmeer boulders) refers to a pattern of boulders or boulders exposed by erosion./p>

Latitudes and longitudes in white are planetocentric. Those in orange use the older planetographic system.

Name Entity Type Lat Lon Ø km Quad Origin Icon help Icon help Icon Help
Aeolis Chaos Mars Chaos -7.13 150.60 201.00 mc23 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Aram Chaos Mars Chaos 2.52 337.61 283.81 mc11 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Aromatum Chaos Mars Chaos -1.03 317.03 72.80 mc19 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Arsinoes Chaos Mars Chaos -7.66 332.08 200.08 mc19 Daughter of Ptolomy Lagun and Bernice. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Atlantis Chaos Mars Chaos -34.28 182.69 181.37 mc24 From albedo feature at 30°N173°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Aureum Chaos Mars Chaos -3.89 333.04 351.03 mc19 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Aurorae Chaos Mars Chaos -8.47 325.19 713.92 mc19 Classical albedo name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Baetis Chaos Mars Chaos -0.17 299.60 66.66 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Candor Chaos Mars Chaos -6.94 287.42 0.00 mc18 From albedo feature at 5°N75°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Caralis Chaos Mars Chaos -37.20 178.60 103.35 mc29 After Caralis Fons, classical albedo feature named after Caralis Lacus, now Beysehir Gölü, in Isauria (Asia Minor). icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Chryse Chaos Mars Chaos 9.86 322.81 658.89 mc11 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Echus Chaos Mars Chaos 10.79 285.28 480.51 mc10 From albedo feature Echus Lacus at 1°N90°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Eos Chaos Mars Chaos -16.82 313.48 497.85 mc18 Greek name of Aurora; albedo feature. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Erythraeum Chaos Mars Chaos -21.84 347.62 147.63 mc19 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Galaxias Chaos Mars Chaos 33.83 146.52 234.48 mc07 Albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ganges Chaos Mars Chaos -9.76 313.96 113.73 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Gorgonum Chaos Mars Chaos -37.26 189.10 150.71 mc24 From albedo feature at 24°S154°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hellas Chaos Mars Chaos -47.12 64.41 590.62 mc28 Named for albedo feature Hellas. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hydaspis Chaos Mars Chaos 3.09 333.07 336.04 mc11 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hydrae Chaos Mars Chaos -5.90 300.03 66.00 mc18 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Hydraotes Chaos Mars Chaos 1.12 324.71 419.04 mc11 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Iamuna Chaos Mars Chaos -0.28 319.39 21.72 mc19 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Iani Chaos Mars Chaos -2.19 342.96 450.51 mc19 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Ister Chaos Mars Chaos 12.95 303.44 109.10 mc10 From classical albedo feature at 10°N56°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Margaritifer Chaos Mars Chaos -9.30 338.30 383.67 mc19 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Nia Chaos Mars Chaos -6.74 292.62 48.00 mc18 Classical albedo feature name, Nia. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Nilus Chaos Mars Chaos 25.39 283.05 283.00 mc10 Named for albedo feature at 20°N65°W. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Oxia Chaos Mars Chaos 0.22 320.13 24.12 mc11 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Pyrrhae Chaos Mars Chaos -10.46 331.60 162.35 mc19 Albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo
Xanthe Chaos Mars Chaos 11.87 317.78 34.37 mc11 Classical albedo feature name. icon_USGS icon_map icon_photo

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