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Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
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Name
Abalos Undae
Feature
Type
Undae
Latitude
East
Longitude
Table 1: Classical Albedo Names From Ancient Geography
78.52
272.5
Abalos Colles
Colles
76.83
288.35
Abalos Mensa
Mensa
81.17
284.4
Abalos Scopuli
Scopuli
80.72
283.44
Abus Vallis
Vallis
-5.49
212.8
Acheron Catena
Catena
37.47
259.2
Origin
A district of Scandinavia, thought to be
an island, noted for amber.
A district of Scandinavia, thought to be
an island, noted for amber.
A district of Scandinavia, thought to be
an island, noted for amber.
A district of Scandinavia, thought to be
an island, noted for amber.
Classical name for Humber River in
England.
"Joyless" in Greek. 1) A river of
Bithynia, falling into the Euxine near
Heraclea. 2) A river of Bruttium, falling
into the Crathis flume near Consentia.
3) A river of Epirus, falling into the
Adriatic at Glykys portus. There was an
oracle on its banks, where the dead
were evoked. In Greek mythology, the
son of Gaea and Demeter, turned into
the river of woe in the underworld as a
punishment for supplying the Titans
with water in their struggle with Zeus. 4)
a River of Triphylia, falling into the
Alpheus near Typana.
Usage
Feature
Type
Fossae
East
Longitude
Name
Acheron Fossae
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
38.27
224.98
Adamas
Labyrinthus
Labyrinthus
35.7
105.12
Aeria
Regio
9.88
50
Aethiopis
Regio
9.88
130
Alpheus Colles
Colles
-39.38
61.53
Origin
"Joyless" in Greek. 1) A river of
Bithynia, falling into the Euxine near
Heraclea. 2) A river of Bruttium, falling
into the Crathis flume near Consentia.
3) A river of Epirus, falling into the
Adriatic at Glykys portus. There was an
oracle on its banks, where the dead
were evoked. In Greek mythology, the
son of Gaea and Demeter, turned into
the river of woe in the underworld as a
punishment for supplying the Titans
with water in their struggle with Zeus. 4)
a River of Triphylia, falling into the
Alpheus near Typana.
Classical name of Damiya, a Jordanian
town on the east bank of the river
Jordan.
1) Greek name for Egypt; """far land of
mist""." 2) "Lofty" in Latin.
Classical name of Ethiopia, a nation in
East Africa.
1) Classical name of the Roufia, a river
arising in the Arcadia region of Greece,
forming the border between Elis and
Triphylia, emptying into the Ionian Sea
near Pyrgos. 2) Classical name of the
Alpheios, a river in the Peloponnesus of
Greece. 3) In Greek mythology, god of
the river of the same name.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
Feature
Type
Cavi
East
Longitude
Name
Cavi Angusti
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-78.16
285.25
-79.8
276.8
-81.62
296.61
Planum
Angustum
Angustus
Labyrinthus
Anio Valles
Planum
Valles
37.75
55.89
Aonia Planum
Planum
-57.9
281.33
Aonia Terra
Terra
-60.2
262.95
Aonium Sinus
Sinus
-44.66
255
Apollinaris
Patera
Patera
-8.57
174.18
Apollinaris Sulci
Sulci
-11.06
177.47
Apollinaris
Tholus
Tholus
-17.64
175.75
Labyrinthus
Origin
Classical town of the Cotenses in
Romania.
Classical town of the Cotenses in
Romania.
Classical town of the Cotenses in
Romania.
Classical name for the Aniene and
Teverone rivers in Italy.
A district of the Boeotia region of
classical Greece.
A district of the Boeotia region of
classical Greece.
A district of the Boeotia region of
classical Greece.
Classical name of Bagni di Stigliano,
baths in Etruria, on the river Minio,
between Sabate and Tarquinii, on Via
Claudia.
Classical name of Bagni di Stigliano,
baths in Etruria, on the river Minio,
between Sabate and Tarquinii, on Via
Claudia.
Classical name of Bagni di Stigliano,
baths in Etruria, on the river Minio,
between Sabate and Tarquinii, on Via
Claudia.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1, 1971 NASA
SP-263, Aonia Terra per 1990 IAU.
Name
Apollinaris Mons
Feature
Type
Mons
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-9.17
174.79
Apsus Vallis
Vallis
34.91
134.99
Arabia
Regio
19.78
30
Arabia Terra
Terra
21.25
5.72
Aram Chaos
Arcadia
Chaos
Regio
2.52
44.66
337.61
260
Arcadia Planitia
Planitia
47.19
184.31
Arcadia Dorsa
Dorsa
55.9
222.44
Arda Valles
Arena Dorsum
Valles
Dorsum
-20.4
12.71
327.69
68.94
Arena Colles
Colles
24.63
82.93
Arnon
Canalis
47.66
25
Origin
Classical name of Bagni di Stigliano,
baths in Etruria, on the river Minio,
between Sabate and Tarquinii, on Via
Claudia.
Classical name of the Beratino, a river
of Illyria, falling into the Adreiatic near
Asparagium.
The peninsula in southwestern Asia
between the Red Sea and the Persian
Gulf.
The peninsula in southwestern Asia
between the Red Sea and the Persian
Gulf.
Classical Hebrew name of Syria.
A region in the Peloponnesus peninsula
in Greece.
A region in the Peloponnesus peninsula
in Greece.
A region in the Peloponnesus peninsula
in Greece.
Classical name of a river in Bulgaria.
Classical name of Arenas Gordas, sand
hills on the west coast of Baetica,
around Onontigi.
Classical name of Arenas Gordas, sand
hills on the west coast of Baetica,
around Onontigi.
Classical name of the Wadi al Mawjib in
Jordan, arising near Al Qatranah and
emptying into the Dead Sea.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1957 IAU.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Vallis
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
13.97
70.61
Aromatum
Chaos
Arsia Mons
Chaos
-1.03
317.03
Mons
-8.26
239.91
Arsia Chasmata
Chasmata
-7.47
240.65
Arsia Sulci
Sulci
-6.29
230.19
Artynia Catena
Catena
47.69
240.55
Ascraeus Mons
Ascraeus
Chasmata
Ascraeus Mensa
Ascraeus Sulci
Ascuris Planum
Mons
Chasmata
11.92
8.77
255.92
254.37
Mensa
Sulci
Planum
11.72
12.06
40.59
252.11
251.25
279.22
Asopus Vallis
Vallis
-4.29
210.39
Aspledon Undae
Undae
73.06
309.65
Astapus Colles
Colles
35.46
88.08
Atlantis Chaos
Chaos
-34.28
182.69
Atrax Dorsum
Dorsum
38.19
271
Name
Arnus Vallis
Origin
Classical and present day "Arno River
in Tuscany," Italy (previously named
Arena Rupes).
Classical name of the Ras Hafun in
Somalia, the Horn of Africa.
Classical name of the Arsa, a river in
Croatia.
Classical name of the Arsa, a river in
Croatia.
Classical name of the Arsa, a river in
Croatia.
A swamp or lake of Asia Minor, its
identity is uncertain.
A town in the Boeotia region of Greece.
A town in the Boeotia region of Greece.
A town in the Boeotia region of Greece.
A town in the Boeotia region of Greece.
Classical name of Ascuri, a lake in
Thessaly in the range of Mt. Olympus.
Classical name of the Oropos, a river in
the Boeotia region of Greece.
A town of Boeotia, near Copais Lacus.
Named after the son of Poseidon.
Classical name of the Blue Nile, a river
of Ethiopia and Sudan.
In Greek legend, an island beyond the
Pillars of Hercules, first mentioned by
Plato in Timaeus.
A town of Pelasgiotis, Thessaly, on the
Peneus.
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Usage
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-3.89
333.04
Regio
-39.67
110
Ausonia Cavus
Cavus
-31.92
96.55
Ausonia Mensa
Mensa
-30.02
97.72
Ausonia Montes
Montes
-25.42
99.04
Avernus Cavi
Cavi
-3.72
172.52
Avernus Colles
Colles
-1.73
171.02
Avernus Dorsa
Dorsa
-6.03
170.9
Avernus Rupes
Rupes
-9.2
172.8
Name
Aureum Chaos
Feature
Type
Chaos
Ausonia
Origin
"Golden" in Latin. Aurea Cherso, the
"Golden Peninsula", classical name of
Malaya.
The land between Latium and
Campania at one time occupied by the
Ausones. The name was occasionally
used by Greek and Latin poets for Italy.
The land between Latium and
Campania at one time occupied by the
Ausones. The name was occasionally
used by Greek and Latin poets for Italy.
The land between Latium and
Campania at one time occupied by the
Ausones. The name was occasionally
used by Greek and Latin poets for Italy.
The land between Latium and
Campania at one time occupied by the
Ausones. The name was occasionally
used by Greek and Latin poets for Italy.
Classical name of Lago d"Averno, a
lake in the crater of an extinct volcano
near Naples in Italy.
Classical name of Lago d"Averno, a
lake in the crater of an extinct volcano
near Naples in Italy.
Classical name of Lago d"Averno, a
lake in the crater of an extinct volcano
near Naples in Italy.
Classical name of Lago d"Averno, a
lake in the crater of an extinct volcano
near Naples in Italy.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-54.53
70.72
Chasma
-4.29
295.13
Baetis Mensa
Mensa
-5.17
287.55
Baetis Chaos
Chaos
-0.17
299.6
Baltia
Regio
59.71
310
Biblis Patera
Patera
2.36
236.18
Biblis Tholus
Tholus
2.52
235.62
Bosporos Rupes
Rupes
-42.74
302.45
Bosporos
Planum
Planum
-33.87
295.51
Buvinda Vallis
Vallis
33.17
151.96
Calydon Fossa
Fossa
-7.43
272.02
Capri Chasma
Chasma
-8.27
317.93
Name
Axius Valles
Feature
Type
Valles
Baetis Chasma
Origin
Classical name of the Vardar, a river of
Greece.
Classical name of the Guadalquivir, a
river in southern Spain.
Classical name of the Guadalquivir, a
river in southern Spain.
Classical name of the Guadalquivir, a
river in southern Spain.
Classical name for the region roughly
corresponding to Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania.
1) Byblos, "book" in Greek. 2) Byblos, a
city in Phoenicia noted for its export
trade in paper.
1) Byblos, "book" in Greek. 2) Byblos, a
city in Phoenicia noted for its export
trade in paper.
The strait between the Black Sea and
the Sea of Marmora, separating
European and Asiatic Turkey.
The strait between the Black Sea and
the Sea of Marmora, separating
European and Asiatic Turkey.
Classical river in Hibernia; present
Boyne "River, Ireland."
1) A city of Aetolia, near the Evenus
River. 2) The son of Ares and
Astynome.
An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the
coast of Italy.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-13.73
312.81
Canalis
39.67
100
Cecropia
Regio
59.71
40
Centauri Montes
Montes
-38.67
95.52
Ceraunius
Canalis
19.78
267
Ceraunius
Fossae
Fossae
27
249.85
Ceraunius
Tholus
Tholus
24
262.75
Ceraunius
Catena
Catena
37.1
251.91
Name
Capri Mensa
Feature
Type
Mensa
Casius
Origin
An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the
coast of Italy.
1) Classical name of the mountainous
region south of Antioch in Syria. In
Greek mythology, it was here that the
monster Typhon overcame Zeus and
cut the sinews of his hands and feet. 2)
A mountain in the Sinai Peninsula in
Egypt. 3) Epithet of Zeus; for his two
sanctuaries in Egypt/Arabia and Syria.
1) Old name for Acropolis; used to
mean Athens. 2) Cecrops, in Greek
legend, the first king of Attica.
A tribe of Pelasgi-Eordi, settled in and
inder Ossa. Such skilled horse-tamers
that they were poetically said to be half
man and half horse.
Thunderclap; named for Ceraunii
Mountains on coast of Epirus, Greece.
Thunderclap; named for Ceraunii
Mountains on "coast of Epirus,
Greece."
Thunderclap; named for Ceraunii
Mountains on "coast of Epirus,
Greece."
Thunderclap; named for Ceraunii
Mountains on "coast of Epirus,
Greece."
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Usage
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1901 Antoniadi, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Chalce
Feature
Type
Regio
-49.67
0
Chalce Fossa
Fossa
-51.67
320.41
Chersonesus
Canalis
-49.67
100
Chryse
Regio
9.88
330
Chryse Planitia
Planitia
28.43
319.69
Chryse Chaos
Chaos
9.86
322.81
Chryse Colles
Colles
8.15
318.14
Chrysokeras
Regio
-49.67
250
Clanis Valles
Valles
33.24
58.47
Clasia Vallis
Clota Vallis
Vallis
Vallis
33.77
-25.59
57.04
339.5
Coloe Fossae
Fossae
36.65
56.78
Origin
1) Classical spelling of Khalki,an island
west of Rhodes. 2) Classical spelling of
Khalkis, a city in Greece.
1) Classical spelling of Khalki,an island
west of Rhodes. 2) Classical spelling of
Khalkis, a city in Greece.
Classical name of the Malay Peninsula,
Crimea, Jutland, and a peninsula in
Thrace.
1) "Gold" in Greek. 2) A Trojan city,
identified with the ruins in Kulakli in
Turkey. 3) Region of Thailand/Malacca.
1) "Gold" in Greek. 2) A Trojan city,
identified with the ruins in Kulakli in
Turkey. 3) Region of Thailand/Malacca.
1) "Gold" in Greek. 2) A Trojan city,
identified with the ruins in Kulakli in
Turkey. 3) Region of Thailand/Malacca.
1) "Gold" in Greek. 2) A Trojan city,
identified with the ruins in Kulakli in
Turkey. 3) Region of Thailand/Malacca.
Golden Horn; Byzantine Peninsula
(now Turkey), or its inlet.
Classical name for the Chiana River,
Italy.
*Classical river in Umbria, Italy.
Classical name for present "River
Clyde, Scotland."
A lake of Tenesis, Aethiopia, southwest
of Axume.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
Feature
Type
Palus
Coprates
East
Longitude
Name
Copais Palus
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
54.68
80
Canalis
-14.83
295
Coprates
Catena
Catena
-15
297.91
Coprates
Chasma
Chasma
-13.37
299.26
Coprates Labes
Labes
-11.82
292.21
Coracis Fossae
Cusus Valles
Fossae
Valles
-35.82
14.05
279.14
50.37
Cydnus Rupes
Rupes
52.53
112.21
Cydonia
Regio
39.67
0
Cydonia Mensae
Mensae
34.56
347.67
Cydonia Colles
Colles
39.07
347.78
Cydonia
Labyrinthus
Labyrinthus
41.29
347.94
Origin
A marsh north of Mt. Helicon in
Boeotia, Greece, formed by the
Cephissus, Termesius, and other
streams.
1) Classical name of the Diz, a river in
Israel. 2) Old name for Persian River
Ab-I-Diz.
1) Classical name of the Diz, a river in
Israel. 2) Old name for Persian River
Ab-I-Diz.
1) Classical name of the Diz, a river in
Israel. 2) Old name for Persian River
Ab-I-Diz.
1) Classical name of the Diz, a river in
Israel. 2) Old name for Persian River
Ab-I-Diz.
A mountain in Greece.
Classical name for the Hron River in
Czechoslavakia.
Classical name of the Tarsus Chai, a
river in Turkey.
Classical name of Canea or Khania, a
city in Crete.
Classical name of Canea or Khania, a
city in Crete.
Classical name of Canea or Khania, a
city in Crete.
Classical name of Canea or Khania, a
city in Crete.
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Usage
1895 Lowell; 1954 De Vaucouleurs.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
Feature
Type
Sinus
Latitude
Name
Deltoton Sinus
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East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-3.95
55
Deucalionis
Regio
Regio
-14.83
20
Deva Vallis
Vallis
-7.67
203.13
Diacria
Doanus Vallis
Regio
Vallis
49.67
-63.02
180
334.41
Drilon Vallis
Vallis
7.17
307.66
Dubis Vallis
Vallis
-5.16
211.87
Durius Valles
Valles
-17.3
171.98
Edom
Regio
0
15
Elaver Vallis
Vallis
-9.38
310.48
Electris
Regio
-44.66
170
Origin
Bay of the triangle; makes triangle with
Iapygia and Oenotria.
1) A rock of Phthiotis, Thessaly, in
Pagasaeus Sinus, near Pyrrha
Promintorium. 2) In Greek mythology,
the son of Prometheus.
Classical name for Dee River in
Scotland; new position and
coordinates.
Land of the Diacrii tribe in Greece.
Classical river shown in Ptolemy's map;
may be modern Mekong River of
Burma.
Classical name for the Drin River in
Albania.
Classical name for the Doubs River in
France.
Classical name for modern Douro River
in Portugal.
Ancient name of the region between
the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Classical name for the Allier River in
France.
1) Electra's island near River Eridanus;
famous for amber formed from tears
shed by Phaethon's sisters. 2) Electra,
daughter of Agamemnon. 3) Electra,
one of the Pleiades. 4) Electra, wife of
Pylades.
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Usage
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
36.8
267.2
Regio
-44.66
140
Eridania
Scopulus
Eridania Planitia
Mare
Erythraeum
Scopulus
-52.61
141.79
Region of the upper Po River, Italy.
Planitia
Mare
-38.15
-24.74
122.21
320
Region of the upper Po River, Italy.
Classical name of the Arabian Sea.
Erythraea Fossa
Erythraeum
Chaos
Euphrates
Fossa
Chaos
-27.27
-21.84
329.06
347.62
Classical name of the Arabian Sea.
Classical name of the Arabian Sea.
Canalis
19.78
25
Name
Enipeus Vallis
Feature
Type
Vallis
Eridania
Origin
1) A river of Elis, falling into the
Alpheus. 2) Classical name of the
Goura, a river of Phthiotis in Thessaly,
falling into the Apidanus near
Pharsalus. 3) Classical name of the
Malathria, a river of Pieria in
Mecedonia, falling into the Thermaicus
Sinus.
Region of the upper Po River, Italy.
1) Biblical fourth River of Paradise. 2) A
river which arises in Turkey and joins
Tigris at the Shatt al Arab in Iraq, which
then empties into the Persian Gulf.
Together with the Tigris, it defines
Mesopotamia, "the land between
rivers".
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Patera
East
Longitude
Name
Euphrates
Patera
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
38.43
10.26
Euripus Mons
Mons
-44.82
105.18
Frento Vallis
Vallis
-50.03
345.16
Ganges Catena
Ganges Chasma
Ganges Cavus
Ganges Chaos
Ganges Mensa
Gehon
Catena
Chasma
Cavus
Chaos
Mensa
Canalis
-2.7
-7.96
-10.09
-9.76
-7.23
14.83
291.22
312.11
308.55
313.96
311.25
0
Gonnus Mons
Granicus Valles
Mons
Valles
41.21
30.58
269.12
129.97
Mare Hadriacum
Mare
-39.67
90
Origin
1) Biblical fourth River of Paradise. 2) A
river which arises in Turkey and joins
Tigris at the Shatt al Arab in Iraq, which
then empties into the Persian Gulf.
Together with the Tigris, it defines
Mesopotamia, "the land between
rivers".
The strait dividing Euboea from
Boeotia.
Classical name of the Forlore, a river of
Apulia, Italy, falling into the Adriatic
Sea.
A river in India.
A river in India.
A river in India.
A river in India.
A river in India.
1) Biblical second River of Paradise;
bordering Eden. 2) A river in Africa
mentioned in the Bible, possibly
referring to the Nile.
Classical town.
Classical name of the Kocabas, a river
in Turkey. Alexander the Great
defeated the Persians in a battle near
the Granicus in 334 B.C.
The Adriatic Sea, separating the
northern Italian and the Balkan
Peninsulas.
30
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-30.2
92.79
-31.29
91.86
Fossae
27.35
233.96
Hebrus Valles
Hellas Chaos
Hellespontus
Valles
Chaos
Canalis
19.88
-47.12
-49.67
126.74
64.41
35
Hellespontica,
Depressio
Regio
-59.71
20
Hellespontus
Montes
Montes
-44.37
42.76
Hermus Vallis
Vallis
-5.32
212.19
Hibes Montes
Hiddekel
Montes
Canalis
3.79
14.83
171.34
15
Himera Valles
Valles
-21.54
337.34
Name
Hadriaca Patera
Feature
Type
Patera
Hadriacus Mons
Mons
Halex Fossae
Origin
The Adriatic Sea, separating the
northern Italian and the Balkan
Peninsulas.
The Adriatic Sea, separating the
northern Italian and the Balkan
Peninsulas.
Classical name of the Alece, a river of
Bruttium, falling into Siculum Mare.
Ancient river in Greece.
The indigenous name of Greece.
Also called the Dardanelles, the strait
between the Sea of Marmara and the
Aegean Sea, separating European and
Asiatic Turkey.
Also called the Dardanelles, the strait
between the Sea of Marmara and the
Aegean Sea, separating European and
Asiatic Turkey.
Also called the Dardanelles, the strait
between the Sea of Marmara and the
Aegean Sea, separating European and
Asiatic Turkey.
Classical name for river in ancient
Lydia (modern Turkey).
A village of Libya, at Oasis Magna.
The Hebrew name for the Tigris, a river
of Mesopotamia, the Biblical third River
of Paradise.
Ancient name for Italian river.
31
Usage
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Catena
East
Longitude
Name
Hyblaeus
Catena
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
21.6
140.62
Hyblaeus
Chasma
Chasma
21.98
141.26
Hyblaeus Dorsa
Dorsa
13.16
130.32
Hyblaeus
Fossae
Fossae
21.44
137.06
Hydaspis Chaos
Chaos
3.09
333.07
Hydrae Chasma
Chasma
-6.75
297.99
Hydraotes
Chaos
Hypanis Valles
Chaos
1.12
324.71
Valles
9.46
313.58
Hypsas Vallis
Vallis
33.63
57.99
Origin
1) Hybla Major, classical name of
Paterno, a town in Sicily. 2) Hybla
Minor, classical name of Calata-Girone,
a town in Sicily. 3) Hybla Parva, a
name of Magara Hyblaea, in Sicily.
1) Hybla Major, classical name of
Paterno, a town in Sicily. 2) Hybla
Minor, classical name of Calata-Girone,
a town in Sicily. 3) Hybla Parva, a
name of Magara Hyblaea, in Sicily.
1) Hybla Major, classical name of
Paterno, a town in Sicily. 2) Hybla
Minor, classical name of Calata-Girone,
a town in Sicily. 3) Hybla Parva, a
name of Magara Hyblaea, in Sicily.
1) Hybla Major, classical name of
Paterno, a town in Sicily. 2) Hybla
Minor, classical name of Calata-Girone,
a town in Sicily. 3) Hybla Parva, a
name of Magara Hyblaea, in Sicily.
Classical name of the Jhelum, a river in
India.
Ancient spelling of Idhra, an island in
the Aegean Sea.
Classical name of the Ravi, a river in
India.
Classical name for the Kuban River in
Russia.
Classical name for river in Sicily.
32
Usage
Feature
Type
Canalis
Iamuna Dorsa
East
Longitude
Name
Iamuna
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
9.88
320
Dorsa
20.97
309.6
Iamuna Chaos
Chaos
-0.28
319.39
Iani Chaos
Chaos
-2.19
342.96
Iapygia
Regio
-19.78
65
Iberus Vallis
Vallis
21.25
152.07
Idaeus Fossae
Indus Vallis
Fossae
Vallis
37.33
18.95
308.8
38.88
Isara Valles
Valles
-5.31
213.58
Ismenius Lacus
Lacus
39.67
30
Issedon Paterae
Issedon Tholus
Ister Chaos
Paterae
Tholus
Chaos
38.13
36.05
12.95
269.75
265.17
303.44
Labeatis Fossae
Fossae
24.58
275.47
Labeatis
Catenae
Catenae
19.49
266.83
Origin
Classical name of the Brahmaputra, a
river in India.
Classical name of the Brahmaputra, a
river in India.
Classical name of the Brahmaputra, a
river in India.
Classical name of the Brahmaputra, a
river in India.
Classical name of Capo Santa Maria di
Leuca in Italy.
Classical name for river present Ebro
River in NE Spain.
Ancient spelling of Mt. Idhi on Crete.
Ancient and modern name for river in
Pakistan.
Classical name for the Oise River in
France.
1) Ismenia is poetic term for Thebes. 2)
Ismene, in Greek legend, the daughter
of Oedipus.
An ancient city in Asia.
An ancient city in Asia.
The early Greek name of the Danube,
from its mouth to its junction with the
Savus.
Classical name of Scutari, a lake in
Albania.
Classical name of Scutari, a lake in
Albania.
33
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, per 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
25.5
285.53
37.48
284.14
-22.43
1.44
331.39
88.23
Regio
0
90
Licus Vallis
Vallis
-3.05
126.35
Liris Valles
Valles
-10.5
58.25
Locras Valles
Valles
8.84
48.26
Name
Labeatis Mensa
Feature
Type
Mensa
Labeatis Mons
Mons
Ladon Valles
Libya Montes
Valles
Montes
Libya
Origin
Classical name of Scutari, a lake in
Albania.
Classical name of Scutari, a lake in
Albania.
Ancient name for Greek river.
Area from western Egypt to Syrtis
Major.
Area from western Egypt to Syrtis
Major.
Ancient name for modern "Lech River,
France."
Ancient name for modern Liri River,
Italy.
Ancient name for river on Corsica.
34
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
28.14
215.53
Patera
-63.54
51.59
Malea Planum
Planum
-65.82
62.94
Mareotis Fossae
Fossae
44.34
283.88
Name
Lycus Sulci
Feature
Type
Sulci
Malea Patera
Origin
1) Classical name of the Zab Ala, a
river of Assyria, falling into the Tigris
below Larissa. 2) A river of Bithynia,
falling into the Euxine Sea near
Heraclea. 3) A river of Cyprus, falling
into the Mediterranean Sea at Curium.
4) A river of Cilicia Campestris, falling
into Issicus Sinus near Issus. 5)
Classical name of the Gorgoro, a river
of Colchis. 6) A river of Lydia , alling
into the Hyllus. 7) Classical name of the
Nahel-Kelb, a river of Phoenicia,
running into the Mediterranean near
Berytus. 8) Classical name of the DjokBounai, a river of Phrygia, falling into
the Maeander. 9) Classical name of the
Yeshil-Ermak, a river of Pontus, falling
into the Euxine Sea near Amisus. 10) A
river of Sarmatia Asiatica, falling into
the Tanais. 11) Classical name of the
Kalmius, a river of Sarmatia, falling into
Palus Maeotis.
1) A mountain of Taprobane. 2)
Classical name of Capo Malio or Capo
Sant' Angelo, a promontory, the
southeast extremity of Laconia, noted
for its dangerous navigation. 3) The
southeast extremity of Lesbos.
The southernmost point of the island of
Lesbos in the Aegean Sea.
A lake of Lower Egypt, at Alexandria.
35
Usage
Feature
Type
Tholus
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
35.92
274.87
Origin
A lake of Lower Egypt, at Alexandria.
Tholus
36.38
273.79
A lake of Lower Egypt, at Alexandria.
Tholus
35.56
272.04
A lake of Lower Egypt, at Alexandria.
Crater
Vallis
-52.01
-7.66
314.12
176.19
Melas Chasma
Chasma
-10.52
287.46
Melas Dorsa
Dorsa
-18.92
287.9
Melas Fossae
Fossae
-26.28
288.48
Melas Labes
Labes
-8.53
288.3
Ruined city in Syria.
Classical name for "present Marne
River," France.
1) *A river in the Boeotia region of
Greece. 2) Ancient spelling of the
Malis, a river in Greece. 3) Classical
name of the Menavgat Chai, a river in
Turkey.
1) *A river in the Boeotia region of
Greece. 2) Ancient spelling of the
Malis, a river in Greece. 3) Classical
name of the Menavgat Chai, a river in
Turkey.
1) *A river in the Boeotia region of
Greece. 2) Ancient spelling of the
Malis, a river in Greece. 3) Classical
name of the Menavgat Chai, a river in
Turkey.
1) *A river in the Boeotia region of
Greece. 2) Ancient spelling of the
Malis, a river in Greece. 3) Classical
name of the Menavgat Chai, a river in
Turkey.
Name
E. Mareotis
Tholus
N. Mareotis
Tholus
W. Mareotis
Tholus
Mari
Matrona Vallis
36
Usage
Feature
Type
Oasis
Meroe Patera
East
Longitude
Name
Meroe
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
34.68
75
Patera
6.98
68.77
Minio Vallis
Moab
Vallis
Regio
-4.38
19.78
208.33
10
Moeris Lacus
Lacus
7.91
90
Munda Vallis
Vallis
-5.37
213.83
Naro Vallis
Vallis
-4
60.71
Origin
1) Classical name of the region of
Africa generally corresponding to
Sudan. It was once believed that the
White Nile and the Blue Nile, which join
at Khartoum, separated further to the
south, and that Meroe was thus a large
island in the Nile. 2) Classical name of
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, at the
confluence of the White Nile and the
Blue Nile.
1) Classical name of the region of
Africa generally corresponding to
Sudan. It was once believed that the
White Nile and the Blue Nile, which join
at Khartoum, separated further to the
south, and that Meroe was thus a large
island in the Nile. 2) Classical name of
Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, at the
confluence of the White Nile and the
Blue Nile.
Classical name for river in Italy.
Ancient Hebrew name of Transjordan,
the land on the eastern shore of the
Dead Sea.
Classical name of the Birket Qarun, a
lake in Egypt.
Classical river in ancient Lusitania,
modern Mondega River in Portugal.
Ancient name for modern "Neretva
River," Yugoslavia.
37
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi, per
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1967 IAU.
Name
Nestus Valles
Feature
Type
Valles
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-7.03
201.52
Nicer Vallis
Vallis
-6.96
201.81
Nili Fossae
Fossae
22.02
76.69
Nili Patera
Patera
8.97
67.17
Nilus Chaos
Chaos
25.39
283.05
Nilus Dorsa
Dorsa
20.68
280.94
Nilus Mensae
Mensae
22.2
287.77
Colles Nili
Colles
38.72
62.88
Ochus Valles
Valles
7.07
314.96
Oenotria Plana
Plana
-8.14
76.64
Oenotria Scopuli
Scopuli
-6.62
77.11
Ogygis Regio
Regio
-44.66
295
Ogygis Rupes
Rupes
-33.03
305.47
Oltis Valles
Valles
-23.5
338.35
Olympia
Regio
79.88
160
Origin
Classical name for a river in Macedonia
(Greece).
Classical name for the Neckar, a river
in Germany.
Latin spelling of the Nile, a river in
northeastern Africa.
Latin spelling of the Nile, a river in
northeastern Africa.
Latin spelling of the Nile, a river in
northeastern Africa.
Latin spelling of the Nile, a river in
northeastern Africa.
Latin spelling of the Nile, a river in
northeastern Africa.
Latin spelling of the Nile, a river in
northeastern Africa.
Classical name for the Hari-Rud River
in Turkmenistan.
Classical name of Lucania, a region in
Italy.
Classical name of Lucania, a region in
Italy.
An island in the western Mediterranean
Sea depicted on maps of the Homeric
Period.
An island in the western Mediterranean
Sea depicted on maps of the Homeric
Period.
Ancient name for the Lot, a river in
France.
A city in Greece.
38
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1967 IAU.
Feature
Type
Cavi
Mensae
Planum
Rupes
Undae
Mons
Rupes
Fossae
East
Longitude
Name
Olympia Cavi
Olympia Mensae
Olympia Planum
Olympia Rupes
Olympia Undae
Olympus Mons
Olympus Rupes
Olympica
Fossae
Nix Olympica
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
85.06
78
82.18
86.04
81.16
18.65
18.4
24.85
182.23
119.98
188.81
174.16
178.48
226.2
226.44
246.08
Nix
19.78
230
Oxia Palus
Palus
7.91
342
Oxia Chaos
Chaos
0.22
320.13
Oxia Colles
Colles
21.24
333.73
Oxus
Canalis
19.78
348
Oxus Cavus
Cavus
37.41
359.48
Oxus Patera
Patera
38.97
359.66
Padus Vallis
Vallis
-4.52
210.02
Pallacopas Vallis
Vallis
-54.73
339.52
Panchaia
Panchaia Rupes
Regio
Rupes
59.71
64.37
160
129.83
Origin
A city in Greece.
A city in Greece.
A city in Greece.
A city in Greece.
A city in Greece.
A mountain in Greece.
A mountain in Greece.
A mountain in Greece.
Snows of Olympus; Olympus was
mountain home of gods in Greece.
Lake (swamp into which Oxus River
flows; i.e. Sea of Aral).
Lake (swamp) into which Oxus River
flows; i.e. Sea of Aral.
Lake into which Oxus River flows; i.e.
Sea of Aral).
Classical name of the Amu-Darya, a
river in Kazakhstan.
Classical name of the Amu-Darya, a
river in Kazakhstan.
Classical name of the Amu-Darya, a
river in Kazakhstan.
Classical name for modern Po River in
Italy.
A canal from the Euphrates, cut by
Alexander, from above Besechana to
Persicus Sinus.
An island of Arabia Felix..
An island of Arabia Felix..
39
Usage
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1901 Antoniadi, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-23.19
350.2
Crater
21.99
261.87
Peneus Patera
Patera
-57.82
52.65
Peraea Cavus
Cavus
-29.61
95.43
Peraea Mons
Mons
-31.08
86.11
Phlegra
Regio
31
172.2
Phlegra Montes
Montes
40.4
163.71
Phlegra Dorsa
Dorsa
25.08
170.37
Name
Parana Valles
Feature
Type
Valles
Paros
Origin
Ancient and modern name for South
American river "(Brazil, Argentina)."
Famous in antiquity for its marble
quarries.
1) Ancient name of the Larissa or
Salambrin, a river in the * region of
Greece. 2) Ancient name of the Elis, a
river in the Elis region of Greece. 3) In
Greek mythology, god of the rivers of
the same name.
1) Surnamed Rhodiorum, the coast of
Caria opposite Rhodes. 2) Generally,
the portion of Israel east of Jordan,
especially, the district between Arnon
and Hieromax.
1) Surnamed Rhodiorum, the coast of
Caria opposite Rhodes. 2)Generally,
the portion of Israel east of Jordan,
especially, the district between Arnon
and Hieromax.
A volcanic region containing many hot
springs, located west of Napoli in the
Campania region of Italy.
A volcanic region containing many hot
springs, located west of Napoli in the
Campania region of Italy.
A volcanic region containing many hot
springs, located west of Napoli in the
Campania region of Italy.
40
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Phoenicis Lacus
Feature
Type
Lacus
-11.86
250
Pindus Mons
Pityusa Patera
Mons
Patera
39.47
-66.88
271.48
36.86
Pityusa Rupes
Rupes
-63.96
28.32
Pompeii
Promethei
Planum
Propontis
Crater
Planum
18.98
-79.18
300.9
88.36
Oasis
44.66
175
Ravi Vallis
Ravius Valles
Vallis
Valles
-0.42
46.12
319.52
249.83
Rhabon Valles
Rubicon Valles
Valles
Valles
21.21
44.41
268.73
242.48
Sinus Sabaeus
Sinus
-7.91
20
Origin
1) In Greek mythology, an Arabian bird.
2) Ancient spelling of Finiq, a town in
Albania.
Mountains near Vale of Tempe.
1) A district of Mysia. 2) an island of
Argolis, in the Argolicus Sinus. 3) An
island of Cilicia Trachea. 4) An early
name of Chios. 5) An early name of
Salamis.
1) A district of Mysia. 2) an island of
Argolis, in the Argolicus Sinus. 3) An
island of Cilicia Trachea. 4) An early
name of Chios. 5) An early name of
Salamis.
Ruined town in Italy.
Prometheus' Bay; Greek mythological
character.
Classical name of the Sea of Marmora,
between European and Asiatic Turkey,
separated from the Black Sea by the
Bosporus and from the Aegean Sea by
the Dardanelles.
Ancient Pakistani River.
Classical name for a river in N.W.
Ireland.
Classical name for a river in Romania.
Classical name of the Rubico, a river in
Italy.
Ancient name of the Red Sea; Saba
was part of southern Arabian
Peninsula.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, per 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
41
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
2.72
51.3
Vallis
-5.01
207.49
Sabrina Vallis
Vallis
10.99
310.96
Samara Valles
Valles
-24.17
341.27
Scamander
Vallis
Scandia
Vallis
15.89
28.53
Regio
60.21
212.1
Scandia Colles
Colles
65.47
220.87
Scandia Cavi
Cavi
77.55
209.65
Scandia Tholi
Tholi
73.91
201.28
Name
Terra Sabaea
Feature
Type
Terra
Sabis Vallis
Origin
Ancient name of the Red Sea; Saba
was part of southern Arabian
Peninsula.
Classical name for present Sambre
River in France and Belgium.
Classical name for the Severn River,
England.
Ancient name for modern Somme
River, France.
Ancient name of river at Troy (modern
Turkey).
1) Ancient town on the island of Cerigo
in the Aegean Sea. 2) Classical name
of the Scandinavian Peninsula,
comprising Sweden, Finland, and
Norway.
1) Ancient town on the island of Cerigo
in the Aegean Sea. 2) Classical name
of the Scandinavian Peninsula,
comprising Sweden, Finland, and
Norway.
1) Ancient town on the island of Cerigo
in the Aegean Sea. 2) Classical name
of the Scandinavian Peninsula,
comprising Sweden, Finland, and
Norway.
1) Ancient town on the island of Cerigo
in the Aegean Sea. 2) Classical name
of the Scandinavian Peninsula,
comprising Sweden, Finland, and
Norway.
42
Usage
1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Name
Senus Vallis
Sinai Planum
Feature
Type
Vallis
Planum
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-5.23
-13.72
213.04
272.24
Sinai Dorsa
Dorsa
-12.77
281.08
Sinai Fossae
Fossae
-14.08
281.33
Sithonius Lacus
Lacus
44.66
115
Siton Undae
Undae
75.55
297.28
Stura Vallis
Styx
Vallis
Canalis
22.71
29.71
142.47
160
Origin
Classical river in Ireland.
A peninsula in Egypt, bounded on the
west by the Gulf of Suez and on the
east by the Gulf of Aqaba.
A peninsula in Egypt, bounded on the
west by the Gulf of Suez and on the
east by the Gulf of Aqaba.
A peninsula in Egypt, bounded on the
west by the Gulf of Suez and on the
east by the Gulf of Aqaba.
1) Region inhabited by Sithonii;
synonym of Thrace. 2) Ancient name of
the Longus Peninsula in Greece.
Possibly fron Sitones, a people of
Northern Germany (Norway).
A river east of Rome, Italy.
1) A river of Arabia Felix, falling into the
Prion at Saba. 2) A river of Arcadia,
falling into the Crathis near Nonacris.
Its waters were deemed poisonous and
corrosive. 3) In Greek mythology, the
river of unbreakable oath in the
underworld, which souls must cross on
journey from Earth.
43
Usage
1901 Antoniadi, per 1905 Lowell, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1957 IAU.
Name
Stygis Catena
Feature
Type
Catena
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
23.25
150.57
Styx Dorsum
Dorsum
30.81
151.86
Stygis Fossae
Fossae
26.92
149.83
Subur Vallis
Surius Vallis
Vallis
Vallis
11.63
-61.2
306.85
311.28
Syria
Regio
-19.78
260
Origin
1) A river of Arabia Felix, falling into the
Prion at Saba. 2) A river of Arcadia,
falling into the Crathis near Nonacris.
Its waters were deemed poisonous and
corrosive. 3) In Greek mythology, the
river of unbreakable oath in the
underworld, which souls must cross on
journey from Earth.
1) A river of Arabia Felix, falling into the
Prion at Saba. 2) A river of Arcadia,
falling into the Crathis near Nonacris.
Its waters were deemed poisonous and
corrosive. 3) In Greek mythology, the
river of unbreakable oath in the
underworld, which souls must cross on
journey from Earth.
1) A river of Arabia Felix, falling into the
Prion at Saba. 2) A river of Arcadia,
falling into the Crathis near Nonacris.
Its waters were deemed poisonous and
corrosive. 3) In Greek mythology, the
river of unbreakable oath in the
underworld, which souls must cross on
journey from Earth.
Classical river in Mauritania.
A river of Colchis, falling into the
Phasis.
A country in southwestern Asia, south
of Asia Minor, between the
Mediterranean Sea and Mesopotamia.
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Usage
Name
Syria Planum
Feature
Type
Planum
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-12.09
256.1
Syria Mons
Mons
-13.88
255.73
Syrtis Major
Sinus
9.88
70
Syrtis Major
Planum
Planum
9.2
67.1
Tader Valles
Valles
-48.78
207.7
Tagus Valles
Valles
-6.68
114.54
Tanaica Montes
Montes
39.55
269.17
Tanais
Canalis
49.67
290
Tanais Fossae
Fossae
38.74
273.51
Taus Vallis
Tempe
Vallis
Regio
-4.85
39.67
211.68
290
Tempe Fossae
Fossae
40.42
288.6
Tempe Terra
Terra
38.69
289.39
Origin
A country in southwestern Asia, south
of Asia Minor, between the
Mediterranean Sea and Mesopotamia.
A country in southwestern Asia, south
of Asia Minor, between the
Mediterranean Sea and Mesopotamia.
"Sand bank" in Latin. Syrtis Major was
the ancient name of the Gulf of Sidra,
which forms the east coast of Tunisia.
"Sand bank" in Latin. Syrtis Major was
the ancient name of the Gulf of Sidra,
which forms the east coast of Tunisia.
Classical name for the Segura, a river
of Tarraconensis, falling into the
Illicitanus Sinus.
Ancient and modern river in Spain,
Portugal.
From Tanais, "water," classical name of
the Don, a river of Sarmatia.
The Classical name of the Don, a river
in Russia.
The Classical name of the Don, a river
in Russia.
Classical name of Domazlice in Turkey.
A valley in the Thessaly region of
Greece.
A valley in the Thessaly region of
Greece.
A valley in the Thessaly region of
Greece.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Name
Tempe Mensa
Feature
Type
Mensa
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
27.94
288.41
Tempe Colles
Colles
33.75
277.44
Termes Vallis
Vallis
-11.11
202.99
Tharsis
Regio
0
260
Tharsis Montes
Montes
1.57
247.42
Tharsis Tholus
Tholus
13.25
269.31
Thymiamata
Regio
9.88
350
Tinia Valles
Tisia Valles
Valles
Valles
-4.61
-10.75
211.12
46.72
Trebia Valles
Valles
32.08
150.12
Trinacria
Regio
-24.74
92
Tyras Vallis
Vallis
8.33
309.85
Mare Tyrrhenum
Mare
-19.78
105
Tyrrhena Patera
Patera
-21.39
106.63
Origin
A valley in the Thessaly region of
Greece.
A valley in the Thessaly region of
Greece.
Classical river in "ancient Lusitania,"
"present Tormes River," Spain.
1) A town in Spain. 2) Ancient name of
Azerbaijan.
1) A town in Spain. 2) Ancient name of
Azerbaijan.
1) A town in Spain. 2) Ancient name of
Azerbaijan.
Land of sweet-scented perfumes;
Yemen or India.
Classical name for a river in Italy.
Ancient name for modern Tisza River,
Ukraine.
Classical name for the Trebbia River,
Italy.
Triangular land, an ancient name of
Sicily.
Classical name for "present Dniester
River," Ukraine.
Tyrhennian Sea, bounded by Italy on
the northeast, Sicily on the south, and
Sardinia and Corsica on the west.
Tyrhennian Sea, bounded by Italy on
the northeast, Sicily on the south, and
Sardinia and Corsica on the west.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1, 1971
NASA SP-263.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
Name
Tyrrhena Terra
Feature
Type
Terra
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-11.9
88.84
Tyrrhena Dorsa
Dorsa
-24.2
115.72
Tyrrhena Fossae
Fossae
-22.23
105.8
Tyrrhenus
Labyrinthus
Labyrinthus
-16.18
101.12
Tyrrhenus Mons
Mons
-21.63
105.88
Varus Valles
Valles
-8.57
204.01
Vedra Valles
Vistula Valles
Valles
Valles
19.12
13.41
304.52
308.03
Zea Dorsa
Dorsa
-48.87
80.54
Zephyria Tholus
Tholus
-19.75
172.92
Zephyria Planum
Planum
-1.08
153.73
Zephyria
Mensae
Mensae
-11.62
171.98
Origin
Tyrhennian Sea, bounded by Italy on
the northeast, Sicily on the south, and
Sardinia and Corsica on the west.
Tyrhennian Sea, bounded by Italy on
the northeast, Sicily on the south, and
Sardinia and Corsica on the west.
Tyrhennian Sea, bounded by Italy on
the northeast, Sicily on the south, and
Sardinia and Corsica on the west.
Tyrhennian Sea, bounded by Italy on
the northeast, Sicily on the south, and
Sardinia and Corsica on the west.
Tyrhennian Sea, bounded by Italy on
the northeast, Sicily on the south, and
Sardinia and Corsica on the west.
Classical name for the Var River,
France.
Ancient European river (Great Britain).
Classical name for the Wistla River in
Poland.
An island in the Cyclades Archipelago
in the Aegean Sea.
1) An early name of Halicarnassus. 2)
Land of the west wind, the classical
name of Capo Spartivento in Italy.
1) An early name of Halicarnassus. 2)
Land of the west wind, the classical
name of Capo Spartivento in Italy.
Land of the west wind, the Classical
name of Capo Spartivento in Italy.
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Usage
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East
Longitude
Latitude
Table 2: Classical Albedo Names From Greek
Name
Boreosyrtis
Feature
Type
Canalis
54.68
70
Deuteronilus
Canalis
34.68
0
Deuteronilus
Mensae
Deuteronilus
Colles
Hellas
Mensae
45.11
23.92
Second Nile in Greek.
Colles
41.95
21.7
Second Nile in Greek.
Regio
-39.67
70
The indigenous name of Greece.
Hellas Planitia
Hellas Montes
Nilokeras
Planitia
Montes
Canalis
-42.43
-37.63
29.71
70.5
97.61
305
The indigenous name of Greece.
The indigenous name of Greece.
"Horn of the Nile" in Greek.
Nilokeras
Scopulus
Nilokeras Fossa
Nilokeras
Mensae
Nilosyrtis
Scopulus
31.72
304.15
Horn of the Nile in Greek.
Fossa
Mensae
24.59
30.48
302.17
308.05
Horn of the Nile in Greek.
Horn of the Nile in Greek.
Canalis
41.66
70
"Sandbank of the Nile" in Greek.
Nilosyrtis
Mensae
Protonilus
Mensae
Mensae
34.77
68.47
"Sandbank of the Nile" in Greek.
Mensae
43.87
48.86
"First (Eastern) part of Nile" in Greek.
Origin
Northern sandbank in Greek.
"Second Nile" in Greek.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Name
Uranius Patera
Feature
Type
Patera
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
26.32
267.2
Uranius Tholus
Tholus
26.25
262.43
Uranius Fossae
Fossae
25.29
269.87
Uranius Mons
Mons
26.9
267.85
Utopia Rupes
Rupes
43.53
86.03
Utopia Planitia
Planitia
46.74
117.52
Xanthe Dorsa
Xanthe Terra
Xanthe
Scopulus
Xanthe Montes
Dorsa
Terra
Scopulus
35.9
1.6
19.38
325.96
311.95
307.49
Origin
"Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek
mythology, one of the muses, the nine
daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
Urania was the muse of astronomy and
celestial forces, and arbitress of fate.
"Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek
mythology, one of the muses, the nine
daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
Urania was the muse of astronomy and
celestial forces, and arbitress of fate.
"Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek
mythology, one of the muses, the nine
daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
Urania was the muse of astronomy and
celestial forces, and arbitress of fate.
"Heavenly" in Greek. In Greek
mythology, one of the muses, the nine
daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
Urania was the muse of astronomy and
celestial forces, and arbitress of fate.
"Nowhere" in Greek, used by Thomas
More for the ideal state.
"Nowhere" in Greek, used by Thomas
More to connote the ideal state.
Golden-Yellow Land.
Golden-Yellow Land.
Golden-Yellow Land.
Montes
18.13
305.08
Golden-Yellow Land.
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Usage
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Chasma
Australe
Planum Australe
Australe Lingula
Australe Mensa
Australe Montes
Australe Scopuli
Australe Sulci
Chasma Boreale
Boreales Scopuli
Vastitas Borealis
Mare Boreum
Planum Boreum
Boreum Cavus
Candor
Candor Chasma
Feature
Type
Fossae
Patera
Tholus
Catena
Fossae
Mons
Regio
Planum
East
Longitude
Name
Alba Fossae
Alba Patera
Albor Tholus
Alba Catena
Albor Fossae
Alba Mons
Tractus Albus
Argentea
Planum
Dorsa Argentea
Mare Australe
Latitude
Table 3: Classical Albedo Names From Latin
49.39
39.53
18.87
35.04
18.09
41.08
29.71
-72.49
253.18
250.82
150.47
245.42
150.78
249.29
280
298.33
Origin
"White" in Latin.
"White" in Latin.
"White" in Latin.
"White" in Latin.
"White" in Latin.
"White" in Latin.
"White Tract" in Latin.
"Silvery" in Latin.
Dorsa
Mare
-77.63
-59.71
326.61
350
"Silvery" in Latin.
"Southern" in Latin.
Chasma
-82.35
95.03
"Southern" in Latin.
Planum
Lingula
Mensa
Montes
Scopuli
Sulci
Chasma
Scopuli
Vastitas
Mare
Planum
Cavus
Regio
Chasma
-83.35
-84.05
-86.88
-80.19
-83.48
-84.99
82.54
88.88
87.73
59.71
87.32
84.64
2.96
-6.53
157.7
68.56
357.24
14.05
247.06
133.06
312.36
269.84
32.53
180
54.96
339.85
285
289.22
"Southern" in Latin.
"Southern" in Latin.
"Southern" in Latin.
"Southern" in Latin.
"Southern" in Latin.
"Southern" in Latin.
"Northern" in Latin.
"Northern" in Latin.
"Northern" in Latin.
"North" in Latin
"North" in Latin
"North" in Latin
"Luster, sincerity" in Latin.
"Luster, sincerity" in Latin.
Usage
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Mensa
Labes
Colles
Chasma
Mensa
Labes
Canalis
Fossae
Rupes
Scopulus
East
Longitude
Name
Candor Mensa
Candor Labes
Candor Colles
Ceti Chasma
Ceti Mensa
Ceti Labes
Claritas
Claritas Fossae
Claritas Rupes
Coronae
Scopulus
Coronae Montes
Felis Dorsa
Fortuna Fossae
Sulci Gordii
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-6.26
-4.79
-6.63
-5.03
-5.85
-6.78
-34.68
-27.89
-25.04
-33.26
286.48
284.01
284.43
291.63
283.68
284.27
250
255.76
254.74
64.94
Montes
Dorsa
Fossae
Sulci
-34.31
-21.87
4.64
19.02
86.11
294.1
267.31
234.27
Origin
"Luster, sincerity" in Latin.
"Luster, sincerity" in Latin.
"Luster, sincerity" in Latin.
"Whale" in Latin.
"Whale" in Latin.
"Whale" in Latin.
"Brightness" in Latin
"Brightness" in Latin
"Brightness" in Latin
"Crown" in Latin.
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Usage
"Crown" in Latin.
"Cat" in Latin.
"Fortune" in Latin.
From Nodus Gordii, "Gordian Knot" in
Latin, an albedo fearure.
"Far northern" in Latin.
Hyperboreus
Lacus
Hyperboreus
Labyrinthus
Ius Chasma
Ius Labes
Lucus Planum
Lunae Palus
Lunae Planum
Lunae Mensa
Margaritifer
Sinus
Lacus
74.83
300
Labyrinthus
80.28
300.25
"Far northern" in Latin.
Chasma
Labes
Planum
Palus
Planum
Mensa
Sinus
-7.29
-7.47
-4.99
14.83
10.79
23.91
-9.88
275.61
281.54
182.83
295
294.49
297.5
335
"Law" in Latin.
"Law" in Latin.
"Grove" in Latin.
"Moon" in Latin.
"Moon" in Latin.
"Moon" in Latin.
"Pearl-bearing" in Latin.
Margaritifer
Terra
Terra
-1.85
335.08
"Pearl-bearing" in Latin.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1967 IAU.
Gordii Dorsum
Gordii Fossae
Noctis
Labyrinthus
Noctis Fossae
Parva Planum
Pavonis Mons
Pavonis Chasma
Pavonis Fossae
Pavonis Sulci
Sacra Fossae
Sacra Dorsa
Sacra Sulci
Sacra Mensa
Mare Serpentis
Solis Lacus
Solis Planum
Solis Dorsa
Tractus Catena
Tractus Fossae
Ultimum
Chasma
Ultima Lingula
East
Longitude
Name
Margaritifer
Chaos
Sinus Meridiani
Meridiani
Planum
Niliacus Lacus
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-9.3
338.3
Sinus
Planum
-4.94
-0.04
0
356.86
Lacus
29.71
330
Dorsum
Fossae
Labyrinthus
4.11
14.83
-6.36
215.86
232.4
258.81
"Gordian Knot" in Latin.
"Gordian Knot" in Latin.
"Night" in Latin.
Fossae
Planum
Mons
Chasma
Fossae
Sulci
Fossae
Dorsa
Sulci
Mensa
Mare
Lacus
Planum
Dorsa
Catena
Fossae
Chasma
-2.69
-73.67
1.48
2.73
4.15
4.01
20.36
11.21
22.16
24.64
-29.71
-27.72
-26.4
-22.88
27
25.89
-81.1
261.15
264.93
247.04
248.98
248.71
242.63
290
293.91
285.3
291.78
40
270
270.33
280.26
257.21
258.72
151.37
"Night" in Latin.
"Small" in Latin.
"Peacock" in Latin.
"Peacock" in Latin.
"Peacock" in Latin.
"Peacock" in Latin.
"Sacred" in Latin.
"Sacred" in Latin.
"Sacred" in Latin.
"Sacred" in Latin.
"Serpent" in Latin.
"Sun" in Latin.
"Sun" in Latin.
"Sun" in Latin.
"Tract" in Latin.
"Tract" in Latin.
"Farthest" in Latin.
Lingula
-76.32
142.56
"Farthest" in Latin.
Feature
Type
Chaos
Origin
Pearl-bearing in Latin.
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Usage
Meridies, "mid-day" in Latin.
Meridies, "mid-day" in Latin.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1967 IAU.
"Lake of the Nile" in Latin.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1967
IAU.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli.
Feature
Type
Scopuli
Regio
East
Longitude
Name
Ultimi Scopuli
Umbra
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-77.88
49.67
179.04
70
Origin
"Farthest" in Latin.
"Shadow" in Latin.
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Usage
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
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East
Longitude
Latitude
Table 4: Classical Albedo Names From Mythology
Name
Mare Acidalium
Feature
Type
Mare
44.66
330
Acidalia Planitia
Planitia
49.76
339.26
Acidalia Colles
Colles
50.34
336.91
Acidalia Mensa
Mensa
46.69
334.66
Aeolis
Regio
-5.0
145
Aeolis Mensae
Mensae
-3.25
140.63
Aeolis Dorsa
Dorsa
-5.05
152.63
Aeolis Mons
Mons
-5.08
137.85
Aeolis Palus
Palus
-4.47
137.42
Origin
In Greek mythology, an epithet of
Aphrodite, from a fountain named
Acidalius near Orchomenus, in which
she was said to bathe.
In Greek mythology, an epithet of
Aphrodite, from a fountain named
Acidalius near Orchomenus, in which
she was said to bathe.
In Greek mythology, an epithet of
Aphrodite, from a fountain named
Acidalius near Orchomenus, in which
she was said to bathe.
In Greek mythology, an epithet of
Aphrodite, from a fountain named
Acidalius near Orchomenus, in which
she was said to bathe.
In Greek mythology, a floating island
where winds were kept in a cave.
In Greek mythology, a floating island
where winds were kept in a cave.
In Greek mythology, a floating island
where winds were kept in a cave.
In Greek mythology, a floating island
where winds were kept in a cave.
In Greek mythology, a floating island
where winds were kept in a cave.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
East
Longitude
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Aeolis Planum
Feature
Type
Planum
-1.14
144.76
Aeolis Serpens
Serpens
-1.38
149.57
Aesacus
Dorsum
Dorsum
36.82
153.15
Aetheria
Regio
39.67
130
Aganippe Fossa
Fossa
-8.49
234
Amazonis
Regio
0.0
220
Amazonis
Planitia
Planitia
25.75
197.09
Amazonis Sulci
Sulci
-2.15
216.29
Origin
In Greek mythology, a floating island
where winds were kept in a cave.
In Greek mythology, a floating island
where winds were kept in a cave.
In Greek mythology, the son of Priam,
king of Troy, and Arisbe, daughter of
Merops the seer.
1) "Heavenly" in Latin 2) Upper world;
land of living
In Greek mythology, the son of Priam,
king of Troy, and Arisbe, daughter of
Merops the seer.
In Greek legend, the land of the
Amazons, a nation of female warriors in
Pontus near the Euxine Sea, their
capital being Themiscyra on the river
Thermodon.
In Greek legend, the land of the
Amazons, a nation of female warriors in
Pontus near the Euxine Sea, their
capital being Themiscyra on the river
Thermodon.
In Greek legend, the land of the
Amazons, a nation of female warriors in
Pontus near the Euxine Sea, their
capital being Themiscyra on the river
Thermodon.
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Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
Feature
Type
Mensa
East
Longitude
Name
Amazonis
Mensa
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-1.98
213.1
Amenthes
Canalis
4.94
110
Amenthes
Fossae
Amenthes
Rupes
Amenthes Cavi
Fossae
9.07
102.68
Rupes
1.51
110.68
16.23
114.52
Amenthes
Planum
Amphitrites
Patera
Planum
3.4
105.92
-58.7
60.87
Argyre
Dorsum
-63
287
Argyre
Regio
-44.66
335
Cavi
Patera
Origin
In Greek legend, the land of the
Amazons, a nation of female warriors in
Pontus near the Euxine Sea, their
capital being Themiscyra on the river
Thermodon.
Egyptian name for place where souls of
the dead go.
Egyptian name for place where souls of
the dead go.
Egyptian name for place where souls of
the dead go.
Egyptian name for place where souls of
the dead go.
Egyptian name for place where souls of
the dead go.
In Greek mythology, a sea-goddess,
daughter of Nereus and wife of
Poseidon. She was one of the Nereids,
distinguishable from the others only in
her queenly attributes.
In Greek mythology, nymph of the
spring of the same name in Achaea.
Her love for the youth Selemnus died
when his beauty faded with the years.
In Greek mythology, nymph of the
spring of the same name in Achaea.
Her love for the youth Selemnus died
when his beauty faded with the years.
56
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1957 IAU.
1974 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Argyre Planitia
Feature
Type
Planitia
-49.84
316.69
Argyre Rupes
Rupes
-62.15
291.25
Argyre Cavi
Cavi
-48.31
319.88
Ariadnes Colles
Colles
-34.5
172.78
Arimanes Rupes
Aurorae Sinus
Rupes
Sinus
-9.84
-14.83
212.3
310
Aurorae Planum
Planum
-10.41
311.38
Aurorae Chaos
Chaos
-8.47
325.19
Auxo Dorsum
Bahram Vallis
Dorsum
Vallis
-55.72
20.42
318.24
302.86
Origin
In Greek mythology, nymph of the
spring of the same name in Achaea.
Her love for the youth Selemnus died
when his beauty faded with the years.
In Greek mythology, nymph of the
spring of the same name in Achaea.
Her love for the youth Selemnus died
when his beauty faded with the years.
In Greek mythology, nymph of the
spring of the same name in Achaea.
Her love for the youth Selemnus died
when his beauty faded with the years.
In Greek Mythology, the daughter of the
Cretan king Minos and his wife
Pasiphae.
Persian deity of wickedness.
In Roman mythology, the goddess of
dawn, associated with the Greek Eos.
In Roman mythology, the goddess of
dawn, associated with the Greek Eos.
In Roman mythology, the goddess of
dawn, associated with the Greek Eos.
One of the Graces.
Younger form of Verethragna, meaning
the killer of the dragon Verethra, the
name of a Persian god and of five
Sassanid kings of Persia.
57
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1967 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Cebrenia
Feature
Type
Regio
49.67
150
Cerberus
Canalis
14.83
155
Cerberus Dorsa
Dorsa
-13.74
105.29
Cerberus
Fossae
Cerberus Palus
Fossae
11.28
166.37
Palus
5.78
148.15
Cerberus Tholi
Tholi
4.48
164.41
Charis Dorsum
Charitum
Montes
Trivium
Charontis
Dorsum
Montes
-55.86
-58.1
318.53
319.71
19.78
162
Charybdis
Scopulus
Scopulus
-24.14
20.08
Oasis
Origin
1) Kebren, in Greek mythology, a rivergod who was the father of Oenone, the
wife of Paris, prince of Troy. 2)
Cebrene, a legendary city in the Troad,
or the land of Troy, in northeastern Asia
Minor. Its exact site is uncertain, but
has been conjecturally placed in the
eastern part of the plain of Bairamich.
Hound who had 3 heads; guarded
gates of hell.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Hound who had 3 heads; guarded
gates of hell.
Hound who had 3 heads; guarded
gates of hell.
Hound who had 3 heads; guarded
gates of hell.
Hound who had 3 heads; guarded
gates of hell.
One of the Graces.
Greek name for the Graces.
"The three roads of Charon," in Greek
mythology, the ferryman of the dead;
the meeting place of several
netherworld rivers.
In Greek mythology, a whirlpool in the
Strait of Messina between Italy and
Sicily.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
58
Feature
Type
Mare
East
Longitude
Name
Mare Chronium
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-57.7
150
Planum
Chronium
Planum
-59.14
139.5
Chronius Mons
Mons
-61.49
178.01
Mare
Cimmerium
Terra Cimmeria
Mare
-19.78
140
Terra
-32.68
147.75
Cleia Dorsum
Cyane Sulci
Dorsum
Sulci
-54.86
25.4
314.01
231.34
Cyane Catena
Catena
36.25
241.7
Origin
"Time" in Latin; northern part of World
Sea where eternal dead calm
dangerous to ships prevailed.
"Time" in Latin; northern part of World
Sea where eternal dead calm
dangerous to ships prevailed.
"Time" in Latin; northern part of World
Sea where eternal dead calm
dangerous to ships prevailed.
Cimmeria, in Greek mythology, the far
land of mist.
Cimmeria, in Greek mythology, the far
land of mist.
One of the Graces.
A river in Sicily, said to spring from the
opening in the earth made by Pluto
when carrying off Proserpine, and
falling into the Anapus. Accoding to
Ovid, a transformation of the nymph
Cyane.
A river in Sicily, said to spring from the
opening in the earth made by Pluto
when carrying off Proserpine, and
falling into the Anapus. Accoding to
Ovid, a transformation of the nymph
Cyane.
59
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957
IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli.
Feature
Type
Fossae
East
Longitude
Name
Cyane Fossae
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
31.25
238.83
-4.94
-18.35
130
234.05
Cyclopia
Daedalia
Planum
Dioscuria
Regio
Planum
Regio
49.67
40
Eden Patera
Patera
33.77
348.94
Elysium
Regio
24.74
150
Elysium Fossae
Fossae
24.08
146.14
Elysium Mons
Mons
25.02
147.21
Elysium Planitia
Planitia
2.98
154.74
Elysium Catena
Catena
17.69
149.73
Elysium Chasma
Chasma
22.39
141.51
Elysium Rupes
Rupes
25.24
148.04
Origin
A river in Sicily, said to spring from the
opening in the earth made by Pluto
when carrying off Proserpine, and
falling into the Anapus. Accoding to
Ovid, a transformation of the nymph
Cyane.
Land where cyclops dwelt.
Daedalus, in Greek mythology, the
builder of the Cretan labyrinth.
1) Home of Dioscuri, Polydeuces and
Pollux; symbolic name for Sparta. 2)
Classical name of Ocancire, a city in
Georgia.
In Judeo-Christian tradition, the
paradise Jehovah assigned to Adam
and Eve, the first humans.
In Greek mythology, the abode of the
blessed on western edge of world.
In Greek mythology, the abode of the
blessed on western edge of world.
In Greek mythology, the abode of the
blessed on western edge of world.
In Greek mythology, the abode of the
blessed on western edge of world.
In Greek mythology, the abode of the
blessed on western edge of world.
In Greek mythology, the abode of the
blessed on western edge of world.
In Greek mythology, the abode of the
blessed on western edge of world.
60
Usage
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Eos Chasma
Feature
Type
Chasma
-12.15
320.83
Eos Chaos
Chaos
-16.82
313.48
Eos Mensa
Mensa
-11.01
317.84
Origin
Greek goddess of dawn. According to
Hesiod, she was the daughter of the
Titan Hyperion and Thea, and was the
sister of Helios and Selene, and by the
Titan Astraeus, she was the mother of
the winds Zephyrus, Notus, and
Boreas, and of Hesperus and the stars.
According to Homer, she was by
Tithonius the mother of Emathion and
Memnon.
Greek goddess of dawn. According to
Hesiod, she was the daughter of the
Titan Hyperion and Thea, and was the
sister of Helios and Selene, and by the
Titan Astraeus, she was the mother of
the winds Zephyrus, Notus, and
Boreas, and of Hesperus and the stars.
According to Homer, she was by
Tithonius the mother of Emathion and
Memnon.
Greek goddess of dawn. According to
Hesiod, she was the daughter of the
Titan Hyperion and Thea, and was the
sister of Helios and Selene, and by the
Titan Astraeus, she was the mother of
the winds Zephyrus, Notus, and
Boreas, and of Hesperus and the stars.
According to Homer, she was by
Tithonius the mother of Emathion and
Memnon.
61
Usage
Feature
Type
Montes
East
Longitude
Name
Erebus Montes
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
35.66
185.02
Eumenides
Dorsum
Dorsum
4.79
203.6
Eunostos
Canalis
21.77
240
Geryon Montes
Montes
-7.72
278.38
Gigas Sulci
Gigas Fossae
Gorgonum
Chaos
Hebes Chasma
Hebes Mensa
Hecates Tholus
Sulci
Fossae
Chaos
10.02
3.55
-37.26
232.27
230.44
189.1
Chasma
Mensa
Tholus
-1.07
-1.02
32.12
283.94
283.22
150.24
Hegemone
Dorsum
Hephaestus
Fossae
Hephaestus
Rupes
Hesperia
Dorsum
-54.72
315.1
Fossae
20.84
122.85
Rupes
21.77
117
Regio
-19.78
120
Origin
In Greek mythology, a name of the
underworld.
In Greek mythology, the Gracious ones,
transformed by Athena from their
former existence as the Furies.
Lucky journey or lucky return; i.e.,
infernal regions beyond Elysium.
62
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1957 IAU.
A mythical king of Spain with three
bodies.
In Greek legend, a giant.
In Greek legend, a giant.
In Greek mythology, a monster with
snakes growing out of her head.
Greek goddess of youth.
Greek goddess of youth.
In Greek mythology, goddess of magic
and enchantment.
One of the Graces.
In Greek mythology, god of fire and the
smith of the gods.
In Greek mythology, god of fire and the
smith of the gods.
In Greek mythology, the land of the
evening star. A name for Italy (Greek);
or Spain (Roman) or West area of
Ethiopians where sun sank.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Planum
East
Longitude
Name
Hesperia
Planum
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-21.42
109.89
Hesperia Dorsa
Dorsa
-22.8
113.16
Horarum Mons
Hyperborei Cavi
Mons
Cavi
-51.05
79.91
323.44
310.3
Hyperboreae
Undae
Hyperborea
Lingula
Icaria
Undae
79.96
310.51
Lingula
80.32
306.46
Regio
-39.67
230
Icaria Planum
Icaria Fossae
Isidis Planitia
Planum
Fossae
Planitia
-43.27
-48.09
13.94
253.96
234.84
88.38
Isidis Dorsa
Dorsa
12.92
88.21
Ismeniae
Fossae
Fossae
41.31
38.35
Ismenius Cavus
Cavus
33.9
17.08
Origin
In Greek mythology, the land of the
evening star. A name for Italy (Greek);
or Spain (Roman) or West area of
Ethiopians where sun sank.
In Greek mythology, the land of the
evening star. A name for Italy (Greek);
or Spain (Roman) or West area of
Ethiopians where sun sank.
Egyptian Sun-god.
In Greek mythology, "the Land of the
far north".
In Greek mythology, "the Land of the
far north".
In Greek mythology, "the Land of the
far north".
Land where Icarus lived (Crete).
Land where Icarus lived (Crete).
Land where Icarus lived (Crete).
Isis' Region; Isis was Egyptian goddess
of heaven and fertility.
Isis' Region; Isis was Egyptian goddess
of heaven and fertility.
1) Ismenia is poetic term for Thebes. 2)
Ismene, in Greek legend, the daughter
of Oedipus.
1) Ismenia is poetic term for Thebes. 2)
Ismene, in Greek legend, the daughter
of Oedipus.
63
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1967 IAU.
Feature
Type
Patera
Jovis Tholus
Latitude
Name
Ismenia Patera
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Origin
1) Ismenia is poetic term for Thebes. 2)
Ismene, in Greek legend, the daughter
of Oedipus.
Jupiter, in Roman mythology, the ruler
of heaven.
Jupiter, in Roman mythology, the ruler
of heaven.
The "Fountain of Youth;" a fountain in
India.
38.55
1.8
Tholus
18.2
242.59
Jovis Fossae
Fossae
19.77
244.17
Juventae Fons
Fons
-4.94
297
Juventae
Chasma
Juventae Dorsa
Chasma
-3.37
298.61
0.39
288.98
Laestrygon
Canalis
0
160
Lemuria
Regio
69.78
160
Medusae
Fossae
Medusae Sulci
Memnonia
Fossae
-2.17
195.8
Sulci
Regio
-5.04
-19.78
200.3
210
In Greek mythology, the gorgon.
Land of Memnon, King of Ethiopia, the
son of Aurora.
Memnonia
Fossae
Fossae
-23.63
206.18
Land of Memnon, King of Ethiopia, the
son of Aurora.
Dorsa
The "Fountain of Youth;" a fountain in
India.
The "Fountain of Youth;" a fountain in
India.
In Greek legend, the land of a mythical
race of giants and cannibals. On maps
dating from the Homeric period it was
placed in the western Mediterranean,
and was later identified with either
Sicily or Latium.
1) In Roman mythology, the land of
ghosts. 2) Designation of purported
drowned continent south of India.
In Greek mythology, the gorgon.
64
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Sulci
East
Longitude
Name
Memnonia Sulci
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-7.16
184.17
-36
125.58
Morpheos
Rupes
Nectar
Rupes
Canalis
-27.72
288
Nectaris Fossae
Fossae
-23.09
302.84
Neith Regio
Regio
37.67
88
Nepenthes
Canalis
19.78
100
Nepenthes
Mensae
Mensae
9.19
119.42
Nepenthes
Planum
Planum
14.01
113.79
Nereidum
Fretum
Nereidum
Montes
Nia Fossae
Fretum
-44.66
305
Montes
-37.57
316.79
Fossae
-14.73
288.23
Nia Vallis
Vallis
-53.53
325.19
Origin
Land of Memnon, King of Ethiopia, the
son of Aurora.
In Greek mythology, the god of dreams.
In Greek mythology, the drink of the
gods.
In Greek mythology, the drink of the
gods.
1) Lower world in Egyptian mythology.
2) The city of the warlike goddess of
Suis, who was associated with Athena.
In Greek legend, a drug which
banished pain. It was given to Helen of
Troy while she was in Egypt.
In Greek legend, a drug which
banished pain. It was given to Helen of
Troy while she was in Egypt.
In Greek legend, a drug which
banished pain. It was given to Helen of
Troy while she was in Egypt.
In Greek mythology, the daughters of
Nereus and Doris.
In Greek mythology, the daughters of
Nereus and Doris.
Classical name for the Gambia, a river
in West Africa.
Classical name for the Gambia, a river
in West Africa.
65
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Feature
Type
Vallis
-28.16
318.32
Noachis
Noachis Terra
Oceanidum
Fossa
Oceanidum
Mons
Ophir
Regio
Terra
Fossa
-44.66
-50.41
-61.58
30
354.84
330.49
Mons
-54.93
318.77
Regio
-9.88
295
Ophir Chasma
Chasma
-4
287.65
Ophir Planum
Planum
-8.45
302.18
Ophir Labes
Labes
-11.01
291.72
Ophir Catenae
Catenae
-9.46
300.6
Name
Nirgal Vallis
Origin
1) In Sumerian mythology, the god of
the underworld. 2) The Sumerian name
of the fourth planet.
Biblical; pertaining to Noah.
Biblical; pertaining to Noah.
In Greek mythology, the father of the
nymphs.
In Greek mythology, the father of the
nymphs.
In Judaic legend, the land from which
Solomon's Phoenician sailors brought
him gold, variously identified with East
Africa, the Far East, or Arabia.
In Judaic legend, the land from which
Solomon's Phoenician sailors brought
him gold, variously identified with East
Africa, the Far East, or Arabia.
In Judaic legend, the land from which
Solomon's Phoenician sailors brought
him gold, variously identified with East
Africa, the Far East, or Arabia.
In Judaic legend, the land from which
Solomon's Phoenician sailors brought
him gold, variously identified with East
Africa, the Far East, or Arabia.
In Judaic legend, the land from which
Solomon's Phoenician sailors brought
him gold, variously identified with East
Africa, the Far East, or Arabia.
66
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Ophir Cavus
Feature
Type
Cavus
-9.89
304.96
Orcus Patera
Patera
14.13
178.35
Ortygia
Regio
59.71
0
Ortygia Colles
Colles
53.9
350.7
Pandorae
Fretum
Fretum
-24.74
44
Pasithea
Dorsum
Phaenna
Dorsum
Phaethontis
Dorsum
-55.14
318.42
Origin
In Judaic legend, the land from which
Solomon's Phoenician sailors brought
him gold, variously identified with East
Africa, the Far East, or Arabia.
In Greek mythology, the god of the
underworld.
1) In Greek mythology, a floating island
where Leto bore Apollo and Artemis. 2)
Ancient name of Delos, a small island
off the coast of Sicily near Syracuse.
1) In Greek mythology, a floating island
where Leto bore Apollo and Artemis. 2)
Ancient name of Delos, a small island
off the coast of Sicily near Syracuse.
Pandora, in Greek legend, the first
woman, whose name means "the gift of
all".
One of the Graces.
Dorsum
-53.79
316.71
One of the Graces.
Regio
-49.67
205
Phison
Canalis
19.78
40
Phison Rupes
Rupes
26.7
50.35
The son of Helios, drove Chariot of Sun
wildly, so parts of the Earth burst into
flame.
Biblical first river of Paradise.
Biblical first river of Paradise.
67
Usage
1901 Antoniadi, 1957 IAU.
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957
IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Catena
East
Longitude
Name
Phlegethon
Catena
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
38.83
256.72
Phrixi Regio
Regio
-39.67
290
Promethei Sinus
Sinus
-64.74
80
Promethei
Rupes
Promethei Terra
Rupes
-75.54
90.24
Terra
-64.37
97
Promethei
Chasma
Promethei
Lingula
Promethei Mons
Chasma
-82.66
141.39
Lingula
-82.8
119.89
Mons
-70.57
87.44
Protei Regio
Regio
-22.76
310
Protonilus
Canalis
41.66
45
Pyramus Fossae
Fossae
50.39
66.31
Origin
In Greek mythology, the river of fire in
the underworld, also known as the
Pyriphlegethon, flowing into the
Acheron.
Phrixus' Region; Phrixus and sister
Helle escaped sacrifice in Boeotia on
back of ram with golden fleece.
Prometheus' Bay; Greek mythological
character.
Prometheus' Bay; Greek mythological
character.
Prometheus' Bay; Greek mythological
character.
Prometheus' Bay; Greek mythological
character.
Prometheus' Bay; Greek mythological
character.
Prometheus' Bay; Greek mythological
character.
Proteus' Region; Proteus was a sea
god with a gift of prophecy.
"First Nile" in Greek, designating the
eastern part of Nilus Canale.
In classical legend, a young
Babylonian, the lover of Thisbe.
68
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Pyrrhae Regio
Feature
Type
Regio
-14.83
322
Pyrrhae Chaos
Chaos
-10.46
331.6
Scylla Scopulus
Scopulus
-25.22
18.34
Mare Sirenum
Mare
-29.71
205
Sirenum Fossae
Terra Sirenum
Sisyphi Planum
Fossae
Terra
Planum
-35.57
-39.49
-69.64
197.26
205.85
6.41
Origin
1) In Greek mythology, the daughter of
Epimetheus and Pandora, and the wife
of Deucalion. 2) In Greek legend, the
named assumed by the young Achilles
in his disguise as a girl when he was
hidden by his mother Thetis in the court
of Lycomedes on the island of Scyrus.
1) In Greek mythology, the daughter of
Epimetheus and Pandora, and the wife
of Deucalion. 2) In Greek legend, the
named assumed by the young Achilles
in his disguise as a girl when he was
hidden by his mother Thetis in the court
of Lycomedes on the island of Scyrus.
In Greek mythology, a nymph
transformed into a sea monster who
terrorizes sailors in the Strait of
Messina.
Sea of the Sirens.
Sea of the Sirens.
Sea of the Sirens.
A legendary king of Corinth condemned
eternally to repeat the cycle of rolling a
heavy rock up a hill in Hades each day
only to roll down again as it nears the
top.
69
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1955
BAA, 1967 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1974 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-72.2
353.7
Montes
-69.65
13.08
Sisyphi Tholus
Tholus
-75.68
341.47
Tantalus Fossae
Tantalus Fluctus
Tartarus Colles
Fossae
Fluctus
Colles
49.83
35.93
21.24
263.91
264.32
175.19
Tartarus Montes
Montes
15.46
167.54
Tartarus Rupes
Rupes
-6.5
175.71
Tartarus
Scopulus
Thaumasia
Scopulus
-4.23
177.25
Regio
-34.68
275
Thaumasia
Fossae
Fossae
-47.75
268.95
Name
Sisyphi Cavi
Feature
Type
Cavi
Sisyphi Montes
Origin
A legendary king of Corinth condemned
eternally to repeat the cycle of rolling a
heavy rock up a hill in Hades each day
only to roll down again as it nears the
top.
A legendary king of Corinth condemned
eternally to repeat the cycle of rolling a
heavy rock up a hill in Hades each day
only to roll down again as it nears the
top.
A legendary king of Corinth condemned
eternally to repeat the cycle of rolling a
heavy rock up a hill in Hades each day
only to roll down again as it nears the
top.
In Greek mythology, a son of Zeus.
In Greek mythology, a son of Zeus.
In Greek mythology, a name of the
underworld.
In Greek mythology, a name of the
underworld.
In Greek mythology, a name of the
underworld.
In Greek mythology, a name of the
underworld.
In Greek mythology, god of clouds, the
father of the Harpies and of Iris.
In Greek mythology, god of clouds, the
father of the Harpies and of Iris.
70
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
Feature
Type
Planum
Canalis
East
Longitude
Name
Thaumasia
Planum
Thoth
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-21.66
294.78
29.71
105
Thyle I
Regio
-69.78
180
Thyles Montes
Montes
-69.88
126.54
Thyles Rupes
Rupes
-69.32
132.28
Tithonius Lacus
Lacus
-4.94
275
Tithonium
Chasma
Tithoniae
Fossae
Tithoniae
Catenae
Tiu Valles
Uchronia
Chasma
-4.6
275.71
Fossae
-4.32
276.96
Catenae
-5.5
278.18
16.23
69.78
325.14
100
Valles
Regio
Origin
In Greek mythology, god of clouds, the
father of the Harpies and of Iris.
1) In Egyptian mythology, the god of
letters, invention, and wisdom. 2) The
first month of the Egyptian calendar. 3)
A festival that was observed in ancient
Egypt during the month of Thoth.
In Greek legend, an island of the far
north, possibly associated with middle
Norway
In Greek legend, an island of the far
north, possibly associated with middle
Norway
In Greek legend, an island of the far
north, possibly associated with middle
Norway. Name and feature changes
1984 from Ultimi Cavi and Thyles
Chasma.
Tithonian Lake; Tithonus received from
his wife Eos eternal life but not eternal
youth.
In Greek mythology, the husband of
Aurora.
In Greek mythology, the husband of
Aurora.
In Greek mythology, the husband of
Aurora.
In Teutonic mythology, the god of war.
Land of Agelessness.
71
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1957 IAU.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, .
1901 Antoniadi, 1967 IAU.
East
Longitude
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Ulysses Colles
Feature
Type
Colles
6.14
236.91
Ulysses Patera
Patera
2.95
238.58
Ulysses Fossae
Fossae
9.95
236.93
Ulysses Tholus
Tholus
2.96
238.5
Uranius Dorsum
Dorsum
23.79
284.96
Utopia
Regio
49.67
110
Vulcani Pelagus
Xanthe
Xanthe Chaos
Insula
Regio
Chaos
-34.68
9.88
11.87
345
310
317.78
Origin
Also called Odysseus, in Greek legend,
king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's
epic poem Odyssey.
Also called Odysseus, in Greek legend,
king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's
epic poem Odyssey.
Also called Odysseus, in Greek legend,
king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's
epic poem Odyssey.
Also called Odysseus, in Greek legend,
king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's
epic poem Odyssey.
Heavenly in Greek. In Greek
mythology, one of the muses, the nine
daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
Urania was the muse of astronomy and
celestial forces, and arbitress of fate.
Nowhere in Greek, used by Thomas
More for the ideal state.
Roman god of fire.
Golden-Yellow Land.
Golden-Yellow Land.
72
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1957 IAU.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
73
Feature
Type
Fons
Acalandrus
East
Longitude
Name
Acadinus Fons
Latitude
Table 5: Lost Names of Classical Mars From Ancient Geography
42
320
Canalis
-67
40
Acampsis
Canalis
-25
260
Acesines
Canalis
-20
328
Achana
Canalis
-2
237
Achates
Canalis
-50
92
Achelous
Canalis
20
116
Acherusia Palus
Palus
31
267
Origin
A fountain of Sicily, near Palica,
endued with the quality of testing oaths,
those written falsely sinking at once to
the bottom.
1) Classical name of the Cavone, a
river in the Basilicata region in Italy,
emptying into the Gulf of Taranto. 2)
Classical name of a stream in Lucania,
Italy, now called Calandro.
Classical name of the Coruh or Coroch
or Churuk Su, a river in Georgia and
Turkish Armenia, falling into the Black
Sea.
1) Classical name of the Chenab, a
river in Kashmir and Pakistan. 2)
Classical name of the Cantara, a river
in Sicily.
A river of northern Arabia, towards the
Euphrates.
1) Classical name of the Drillo, a river
in Sicily, in which agates were found. 2)
In Vergil's Aeneid, the companion of
Aeneas. The expression fidus Achates
was proverbial for a loyal and devoted
companion.
Classical name of the Aspropotamo, a
river in western Greece.
Classical name of Baba Burnu, a cape
in Turkey opposite the island of Lesbos.
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Pons
Acube
Oasis
Adonis
Latitude
Name
Achillis Pons
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
43
340
-36
162
Canalis
65
165
Aegyptus
Canalis
-9
49
Aesis
Canalis
-15
262
Alander
Canalis
25
290
Ammonium
Oasis
2
190
Amphrysus
Canalis
-33
295
Amystis
Canalis
17
295
Origin
In Greek mythology, the son of Peleus,
king of the Myrmidons of Phthia in
Thessaly, and Thetis, one of the
Nereids.
1) Classical name of Mauro Limni, a
lake of Perrhaebia in Thessaly,
northwest of Gonnus. 2) A river of
Pontus, falling into the Euxine.
1) Classical name of the Nahr Ibrahim,
a river in Lebanon. 2) In Greek
mythology, the son of Theias, king of
Syria, by his daughter Smyrna
(Myrrha), whom Aphrodite had inspired
with unnatural love.
Classical name of Egypt, the country
forming the northeastern extremity of
Africa.
Classical name of the Esino, a river in
the Marches of Italy, emptying into the
Adriatic Sea near Acona.
Classical name of the Bayat Tchai, a
river in the Phrygia region of Turkey, a
tributary of the Sakaria.
Classical name of the Siwa oasis in the
Libyan desert.
Classical name of the Armiro, a river of
Phthiotis, Thessaly. On its banks Apollo
fed the flocks of Admetus.
"To empty a goblet in one swallow" in
Latin, a river of India.
74
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1, and
1971 NASA SP-263.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi, and
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1955
BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Anian Fretum
Latitude
Name
Anapus
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
12
230
Fretum
46
130
Anixus
Canalis
-24
175
Aornos Lacus
Lacus
32
175
Aous
Canalis
52
128
Aquae
Apollinares
Oasis
-5
177
Aponi Fons
Fons
20
150
Aquae Calidae
Canalis
40
110
Arachoti Fons
Fons
7
213
Origin
1) Classical name of the Aetos, a river
of Acarnania, falling into the Achelous.
1) Classical name of the Alfeo, a river
of Sicily, falling into the Siculum Mare
at Syracuse.
Streto de Anian, a strait between Asia
and North America on Mercator's 1569
map, corresponding to the Bering
Strait.
Possibly Anisus, classical name of the
Ens River of Austria.
Classical name of the city of Mahaban
in Pakistan, conquered by Alexander
the Great in 327 B.C.
Classical name of the Viossa or Vijose,
a river in Albania.
Classical name of Bagni di Stigliano,
baths in Etruria, on the river Minio,
between Sabate and Tarquinii, on Via
Claudia.
Aponi Fons, classical name of the town
of Abano Bagni, near Padua in the
Venetia region of Italy.
Classical name of Vichy, baths of the
Averni, Aquitania, north of
Augustonemetum.
Classical name of Ab-i-Istada, a lake in
Afghanistan.
75
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1901 Antoniadi.
1955 BAA.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1955
BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Arduenna
Argaeus
East
Longitude
Name
Araxes
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-25
245
Oasis
Canalis
8
64
228
95
Arges
Canalis
-5
183
Arius
Canalis
58
343
Aroeris
Canalis
-49
50
Arosis
Canalis
17
50
Arsanias
Canalis
35
40
Arsine
Oasis
-7
248
Ascanius
Canalis
-43
180
Astaboras
Canalis
30
70
Origin
Classical name of the Araks or Aras, a
river forming most of the border
between Iran on the south and the
Armenian Republic and Azerbaijan on
the north.
Classical name of the Ardennes Forest.
Classical name of the Erjish Dagh, a
mountain in the Cappadocia region of
Turkey near the city of Kaisarieh
(Caesarea Mazaca).
Classical name of the Argescul or
Argesh, a river in Romania.
Classical name of the Hari-Rud, a river
in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
Alternate spelling of Aroer (Arurah), a
city in Israel.
Classical name of the Tab or Rasain, a
river separating Susiana from Persis,
falling into Persicus Sinus below
Oroatis.
Classical name of the Murat Su, a river
in Turkey.
Col d"Arsine, a pass in the Alps
between La Grave and Monestier in
France.
1) Classical name of Iznik Geul, a lake
in Turkey east of the Sea of Marmara.
2) In Greek mythology, son of Aeneas.
Classical name of the Atbara, a river in
Ethiopia and Sudan, falling into the
Nile.
76
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1957 IAU.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1955 BAA.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC1.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Atax
Latitude
Name
Astusapes
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
35
70
Canalis
-10
165
Athesis
Canalis
-25
92
Augila
Oasis
7
183
Axon
Canalis
10
183
Bactrus
Canalis
5
268
Bandusiae Fons
Fons
19
225
Bathys
Canalis
-35
265
Bathys Portus
Portus
-40
265
Bautis
Canalis
-10
170
Belus
Canalis
-5
188
Benacus Lacus
Lacus
-47
240
Byce
Oasis
62
253
Origin
A river of Ethiopia, according to Strabo,
possibly the Blue Nile or the Abai, a
tributary.
Classical name of the Aude, a river in
France.
Classical name of the Adige or Etsch, a
river in Venezia, northern Italy.
Classical name of Awjilah, a town in
Libya.
A river of Caria, falling into the Indus
near Calynda.
Classical name of the Balkh or
Dehasch, a river of Bactria, falling into
the Oxus below Bactra.
Bandusia, a spring in the Latium region
of Italy.
Classical Greek spelling of Batum, a
Russian seaport in the Black Sea.
Classical Greek spelling of Batum, a
Russian seaport in the Black Sea.
*Possibly Bautisius, Classical name of
the Hwang Ho.
1) Greek spelling of the Phoenician god
Baal. 2) Classical name of the Nahr
Na"aman, a river in Israel.
Classical name of Garda, a lake in the
Venetia region of Italy.
Classical name of Guiloe More, a
morass of Sarmatia, formed by Palus
Maeotis, at the entrance of Coretus
Sinus.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell; 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
77
Feature
Type
Canalis
Cales
Latitude
Name
Caicus
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-25
304
Canalis
-12
60
Calor
Canalis
60
345
Cantabras
Canalis
5
345
Carpis
Canalis
0
62
Castorius Lacus
Lacus
55
200
Casuentus
Canalis
-10
50
Cayster
Canalis
-60
240
Cedron
Canalis
-65
350
Centrites
Canalis
-20
97
Cestrus
Canalis
-22
292
Origin
Classical name of the Bakir Chai, a
river in Turkey.
A river of Bithynia, falling into the
Euxine Sea At Cales.
1) "Warmth" in Latin. 2) Classical name
of the Sele, a river in the Campania
region of Italy.
Another Greek name of the Ravi, a
river in India.
Another name for the Dravus, a river in
Illyria.
Classical spelling of Kastorias, a lake in
Greece, on whose shore is the town of
Kastoria.
Classical name of the Basento, a river
in the Basilicata region of Italy.
Classical spelling of the Caystrus, a
river in Turkey.
Classical spelling of Kidron, the "black
torrent," the brook flowing through the
ravine below the eastern wall of
Jerusalem; mentioned in 2 Samuel
15:23.
Another name for the Nicephorius, a
river of Armenia Magna, falling into the
Nymphaeus belos Tigranocerta.
1) Classical name of the Ak Su, a river
in the Pamphylia region of Turkey. 2) In
Greek mythology, the name of
Aphrodite's girdle.
Usage
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
78
Feature
Type
Canalis
Choapses
Latitude
Name
Chaboras
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-20
145
Canalis
62
170
Chretes
Canalis
-8
148
Chrysorrhoas
Canalis
2
288
Cinyphus
Canalis
-25
118
Circaeum
Promontorium
Clitumnus
Promontori
um
Canalis
-20
94
10
295
Clodianus
Canalis
18
252
Cophen
Canalis
-20
173
Cozan
Canalis
28
180
Origin
Classical name of the Khabur, a river in
Turkey.
Classical name of the Kerkheh, a river
in Iran.
A river on the west coast of
Africa,variusot identified as the St. John
or the Wadi Sus, the Subus of Ptolemy.
"Flowing with gold" in Greek, classical
name of the Barada, a river in Syria.
Classical spelling of the Cinyps, a river
in Libya.
Circe, the enchantress in Homer's
Odyssey.
Classical name of the Clitunno, a
sacred river in Umbria, Italy, falling into
the Tiber above Vettuna.
Classical name of the Muga and
Lobregat Menor rivers, falling into the
Mediterranean at Emporiae.
Classical name of the Kabul, a river in
Afghanistan.
Possibly the name of a lost city in
Belize.
79
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955
BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Oasis
Crocea
Regio
Cyanaeus
East
Longitude
Name
Craneum
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
32
308
-2
85
Canalis
-30
147
Cynia Lacus
Lacus
-32
123
Cyrus
Canalis
-55
258
Daix
Canalis
-5
12
Dara
Canalis
-26
94
Daradax
Canalis
-5
17
Origin
1) Possibly Cranae, classical name of
Marathonisi, an island in the Gulf of
Laconia, off the coast of Gythium. Paris
and Helen are said to have stopped
here when they eloped from Sparta,
and she first yeilded to him in love. 2)
Possibly Cranaus, who in Greek legend
succeeded Cecrops as king of
Cecropia. When Cecrops daughter
Atthis died, Cranaus renamed the
kingdom Attica in her honor.
A town in Greece.
A river of Colchis, falling into the
Euxine.
Classical name of Lago d'Antolico, a
salt lake of Acarnania.
Classical name of the Kura, a river in
Azerbaijan.
Classical name of the Daik Ural, a river
os Scythia, falling into the Caspian Sea.
Classical name of the Darabin, a river
of Carmania, falling into the Persicus
Sinus.
Classical name of a river in Syria,
falling into the Euphrates between
Barbalissus and Eragiza.
80
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Diagon
Digentia
Canalis
Canalis
Dirce Fons
Fons
Dire
Latitude
Name
Dargamanes
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-20
340
-23
-33
285
208
40
355
Canalis
-10
350
Djihoun
Canalis
10
353
Dodon
Canalis
-2
307
Dosaron
Canalis
-10
60
Draco
Canalis
3
271
Drahonus
Canalis
-57
235
Origin
A river in Bactria, which rises in the
Paraponisus and supposedly joins the
Ochus to the west of the Zariaspes
(Balhāb), and then flows together with
the Ochus into the Oxus.
A river of Elis, falling into the Alphaeus.
Classical name of the Licenza, a river
of Sabinium, Italy, falling into the
Curensis.
1) Classical name of Plakiotissa, a river
in Greece. 2) In Greek mythology, the
wife Lycus, king of Thebes.
Classical name of the Bab el Mandeb,
the strait between Arabicus Sinus and
Erythraeum Mare.
1) Another classical name of the Oxus,
the Amu-Darya of Certral Asia. 2) A
river of Cilicia, also called the Pyramus.
1) Dodona, a city in Greece. 2)
Dodona, in Greek mythology, an oracle
in the land of oak trees.
A river of India, falling into the sea at
Callinga.
1) Also known as Dracon, another
name for Python, the serpent of the
caves of Parnassus. 2) Classical name
of the Nahr al "Asi, a river in Syria.
Classical name of the Dhron, Drone, or
Traun, which flows into the Mosella
(Mosel) at Neumagen.
Usage
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
81
Eleon
Oasis
Elisson
Canalis
Endor
Latitude
Dur
Feature
Type
Canalis
Name
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-35
213
21
199
-20
225
Oasis
30
330
Engeddi
Oasis
30
324
Erannoboas
Canalis
-26
310
Erasinus
Canalis
54
116
Erigone
Canalis
60
213
Erymanthus
Canalis
-13
90
Escol
Canalis
-18
246
Eulaeus
Canalis
0
20
Eurotas
Canalis
53
210
Eurymedon
Canalis
-27
205
Origin
Classical name of the Anaz, a river in
Iraq.
"Marshy" in Greek, a town of Boeotia
on the Asopus near Tanagra.
Classical name of the Melisso, a river
of Achaia, falling into Corinthiacus
Sinus.
Ancient spelling of Ein Dor, a town in
Israel.
Ancient spelling of Ein Gedi, a town in
Israel.
Classical name of the Son, a river in
India.
Classical name of the Kefalari, a river
of Argolis, falling into Argolicus Sinus.
2) A river of Attica, falling into the
Aegean Sea.
Ancient name of the Tcherna, a river in
Greece.
Classical name of the Dogana, a river
of Arcadia, falling into the Alpheus
above Phrixus.
A river of Judea, falling into the
Mediterranean at Ascalon.
Classical name of the Karun, a river in
Iran.
Ancient name of the Vasiliko, a river in
Greece.
Classical name of the Keupri Su, a river
in Turkey.
82
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Lacus
Evenus
Canalis
Fastigium Aryn
Latitude
Name
Euxinus Lacus
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-45
205
-12
198
Oasis
10
15
Ferentinae
Lucus
Lucus
40
225
Lucus Feronia
Lucus
7
320
Fevos
Canalis
49
195
Flevo Lacus
Lacus
-20
113
Flusor
Canalis
34
173
Forath
Oasis
55
311
Gaesus
Canalis
-28
133
Galaesus
Canalis
-25
105
Gehon I
Canalis
10
354
Origin
Classical name of the Black Sea.
Classical name of the Tehandeli, a river
of Aeolis Asiatica, falling into the
Adramyttenus Sinus.
The principal point.
1) Classical mane of Ferenti, a town of
Etruria. 2) Classical name of Ferentino,
a town on the Via Latina.
Lucus Feroniae, a grove near Nazzano
in Italy.
Classical name of the Vraita, a river of
Gallia Cisaplina, falling into the Padus.
Classical name of the Zuider Zee in
The Netherlands.
Classical name of the Chiento, a river
of Picenum, falling into the Adriatic
Sea.
Classical name of Basra Ferath, a town
of Mesene Inferior, Babylon, on the
Tigris, near Charax.
A river of Ionia, falling into the Gaeson
Palus.
Classical name of the Galeso, a river of
Italy, falling into the harbor of
Tarentum.
1) Biblical second River of Paradise;
bordering Eden. 2) A river in Africa
mentioned in the Bible, possibly
referring to the Nile.
83
Usage
1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1, 1971
NASA SP-263.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1905
Lowell, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Gelbes
East
Longitude
Name
Gehon II
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
28
345
Canalis
33
181
Ger
Ginea
Canalis
Oasis
68
21
274
89
Glaucus
Canalis
12
237
Glykys
Oasis
25
152
Gygaea
Oasis
50
165
Gyndes
Canalis
50
165
Halys
Canalis
-9
255
Hammonis
Cornu
Harpasus
Promontori
um
Canalis
-5
45
-35
190
Heliconius
Canalis
59
151
Helisson
Canalis
-22
135
Origin
1) Biblical second River of Paradise;
bordering Eden. 2) A river in Africa
mentioned in the Bible, possibly
referring to the Nile.
A river of Bithynia, falling into the
Propontis.
* Possibly the Gera, a river in Germany.
"Fountain of Gardens," classical name
of Jemin, a town of Issachar, in
Galilaea, on the confines of Samaria.
Classical name of the Kufu Chai, a river
in Asia Minor.
The "port of sweet water," a harbor of
Epirus, at the mouth of the Acheron.
Classical name of Lake Mermere or
Gheul, an artificial lake of Lydia.
Classical name of the Diala, a river in
Iran, flowing into the Tigris.
Classical name of the Kizil Irmak, a
river in Turkey.
An ancient Libyan deity.
1) Classical name of the Arpa Chai in
Armenia. 2) Classical name of the Ak
Chai in Turkey.
A mountain in Greece.
A river in Arcadia, falling into the
Alpheus.
84
Usage
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1905 Lowell, 1955
BAA, 1971 NASA SP-263.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1905 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC1.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Latitude
Name
Heratemis
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-30
197
Herculis
Columnae
Hercynia Silva
Canalis
-40
230
Silva
-11
234
Hipparis
Canalis
-20
318
Hippocrene
Fons
Fons
18
267
Hippus
Canalis
-25
75
Horarum
Promontorium
Hydrae Pons
Promontori
um
Pons
-40
330
0
315
Hylias
Canalis
-20
83
Hyllus
Canalis
-56
50
Hyphasis
Canalis
5
337
Hyrgis
Canalis
62
284
Origin
A river of Persia, falling into the sea at
or near Ieratis.
"Pillars of Hercules," the Classical
name of the Strait of Gibraltar.
Classical name of a forest in central
Germany.
Classical name of the Carina, a river of
Sicily, falling into Camarina Lacus.
A spring on Mt. Helicon in Boeotia,
Greece, where Pegasus struck his
hoof, sacred to the Muses.
Classical name of the Rion, a river in
Colchis, falling into the Phasis.
Egyptian Sun-god.
Ancient spelling of Idhra, an island in
the Aegean Sea.
A river of Bithynia, flowing into Cianus
Sinus.
1) A river of Lydia, falling into the
Hermus. 2) In Greek legend, the eldest
son of Heracles.
Classical name of the Beas, a river in
India, arising in the Himachal Pradesh
region of the Himalayas and joining the
Sutlej near Kasur.
Classical name of the Donetz, a river of
Sarmatia Asiatica, falling into the
Tanais above Gelonus.
85
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
1971 Lowell Observatory.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Idalius
Latitude
Name
Jaxartes
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
72
345
Canalis
63
130
Idex
Canalis
-10
341
Ilissus
Canalis
65
220
Inca City
*
-80
296
Ionium
Canalis
-25
65
Is
Canalis
14
388
Isca
Canalis
68
91
Isos
Oasis
8
264
Jabbok
Canalis
66
278
Jomanes
Canalis
55
40
Origin
Classical name of the Syr-Darya, a
river in Kazakhstan. The Baikonur
Cosmodrome is located near the banks
of the Syr-Darya.
Idalium, the ancient seat of the worship
of Aphrodite on Cyprus.
Classical name of the Idice, a river of
Gallia Cispadana, falling into the
Padus.
Classical name of the Illise, a stream of
Attica, rising northeast of Athens.
A pre-Columbian civilization in Peru.
The sea between Greece and southern
Italy.
1) A river of Babylon, running into the
Euphrates. 2) A stream in Lucania,
falling into Infernum Mare.
Classical name of Caerleon, a city in
England.
1) Classical name of Lokosi, a town of
Boeotia. 2) A town of Megaris, at the
foot of Mount Cithaeron.
Ancient name of the Nahr ez-Zerka, a
river in Jordan.
An alternate spelling of the Yamuna, a
river in India.
86
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1905
Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
A complex of intersecting rectilinear
faults first identified in Mariner 9 image
4212-45, 1972 February 12, 192
Scorpius 25.
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Kison
Latitude
Name
Jordanis
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
38
348
Canalis
65
19
Krith
Canalis
10
277
Labotas
Canalis
5
15
Laeron
Canalis
-18
158
Lapadon
Lausonius Lacus
Canalis
Lacus
46
-26
268
270
Leontes
Canalis
-30
160
Lez
Litana Silva
Canalis
Silva
57
5
286
258
Lophis
Canalis
42
80
Lucus Lucrinus
Maeander
Lucus
Canalis
4
-33
143
247
Maeotis Palus
Palus
58
240
Origin
A river in southwestern Asia, arising in
Lebanon, flowing through the Sea of
Galilee, and emptying into the Dead
Sea.
A river of Galilaea, falling into the
Mediterranean Sea near Carmelum.
A stream of Benjamin, running from
Bethel into the Jordan, below Jericho.
Classical name of the Aswad, a river of
Apamene, Syria, falling into the
Orontes.
A river of Tarraconensis, falling into the
Atlantic Ocean at Ad Duos Pontes.
A sacred stream of Bruttium.
Classical name of Lake Geneva in
Switzerland.
Classical name of the Nahr al Litani in
Lebanon.
*A river in France.
A forest of Gallia Cispadana, extending
along the base of the Apennines from
the Scultenna to the Secies.
A stream of Boeotia, falling into Copais
Lacus.
A lake in the Campania region in Italy.
Classical name of the Menderes Chai,
a river in Turkey.
Classical name of the Sea of Azov, an
inlet of the Black Sea adjoining the
Crimean Peninsula.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
87
Feature
Type
Canalis
Mapharitis
Latitude
Name
Malva
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-43
248
Oasis
-5
266
Margus
Canalis
23
5
Medus
Canalis
13
195
Mogrus
Canalis
-41
241
Naarmalcha
Canalis
19
42
Naarsares
Canalis
23
28
Nar
Canalis
40
125
Narba
Canalis
1
66
Neda
Canalis
5
194
Nerigos
Regio
65
280
Nessonis Lacus
Lacus
-24
279
Neudrus
Canalis
-30
350
Nigir
Canalis
40
88
Nitriae
Oasis
8
200
Origin
1) "Marrow" in Latin. 2) Classical name
of the Mulwiay or Mulucha, a river in *,
From Mapharitae. 1) A people of Arabia
Felix. 2) A tribe of Homeritae, Arabiae.
Classical name of the Morava, a river in
Yugoslavia.
A river of Persis, falling into the Araxes
at Persepolis.
A river of Colchis, falling into the Euxine
Sea near Phasis.
"Royal river," a canal between the
Euphrates at Fissenia and the Tigris at
Seleucia.
Classical name of the Narsi, a canal of
the Euphrates, between Pirisabora,
through Babylon, and above Sura.
Ancient name of the Nera, a river in
Italy.
A canal connecting the Tigris at Opis
with the Euphrates above Aserga.
A river of Peloponnesus, falling into the
Ionian Sea below Pyrgi.
A supposed island of Scandinavia
associated with Norway.
Classical name of Lake Nezero, a
marsh of Pelasgiotis, in Thessaly.
A river of India, falling into the
Hydraotes.
Ancient spelling of Niger, a river in
West Africa.
A monastery in Egypt.
88
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1905
Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Lacus
Nuchul
Latitude
Name
Nuba Lacus
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-33
105
Canalis
30
90
Nymphaeus
Canalis
5
115
Nymphaeum
Promontorium
Promontori
um
15
60
Odon
Oeroe
Canalis
Canalis
39
45
271
190
Opharus
Canalis
-20
123
Orontes
Canalis
10
25
Orsines
Canalis
-10
65
Osiris
Promontorium
Pactolus
Promontori
um
Canalis
12
74
10
125
Padargus
Canalis
-28
185
Origin
A lake of Aethiopia.
A river of Libya Interior, of uncertain
position.
1) A river of Armenia Major, falling into
the Tigris near Amida. 2) Classical
name of the Nimfio, a river of Latium,
falling into the Tyrrhenian Sea near
Tarracina.
Classical name of Capo San Giorgio,
the southwest headland of Acte
peninsula in Macedonia.
*A river in France.
A river of Boeotia, falling into Alcyonium
Mare at Creusis.
Another name of the Ocharus, a river of
Sarmatia Asiatica.
Classical name of the Nahr al "Asi, a
river in Syria.
Classical name of the Gongere, a river
of Caria, falling into the Maeander
below Antiochia.
In Egyptian mythology, the god of the
underworld.
Classical name of the Bagouly, a river
of Lydia, falling into the Hermus.
A river of Persis, falling into Persicus
Sinus near Hieratis.
Usage
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1971 NASA SP-263.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1901 Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1955
BAA.
1895 Lowell.
89
Feature
Type
Canalis
Palicorum Lacus
Latitude
Name
Palamnus
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
5
257
Lacus
-28
280
Palinuri Fretum
Pallene
Fretum
Canalis
-57
33
230
177
Pambotis Lacus
Lacus
5
145
Permessius
Canalis
67
105
Phasis
Canalis
-40
250
Pierias
Canalis
58
55
Pnix
Oasis
60
197
Pnups Oasis
Oasis
26
84
Pontica
Depressio
Regio
-45
265
Poros
Canalis
-5
55
Origin
Classical name of the Sefano, a river of
the Taulantii, in Illyria, falling into the
Adreiatic Sea near Epidamnus.
A lake of Sicily, a crater of an extinct
volcano, near Palice.
Ponta Palinuro in Italy.
Ancient name of the Cassandra
Peninsula in Greece.
1) A lake in Greece. 2) A lake in Italy.
Classical name of the Xero Mais, a
river of Boeotia, falling into Copais
Lacus near Haliartus. Sacred to the
Muses.
Classical name of the Rioni, a river in
Georgia.
Pieria, a region of Macedonia.
A promontory of Marmarica, south of
Portus Phoeniceus.
Classical name of Aarnara, a town of
Meroe, on the Nile.
At first a designation of the north coast
of Asia Minor, form Colchis to the
Halys; later established as a kingdom,
named from the Puntus Euxinus.
1) An island in Greece. 2) A city in
Greece.
90
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
1905 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1901 Antoniadi.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1901 Antoniadi, Pierius per 1905
Lowell, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1971 Lowell Observatory.
1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
Pseboas Lacus
Lacus
Psillis
Psychrus
East
Longitude
Pras
Feature
Type
Oasis
Name
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
54
174
33
63
Canalis
Canalis
30
-45
237
177
Rha
Canalis
-70
120
Rhizius
Canalis
63
78
Rhyndacus
Canalis
60
174
Saus
Canalis
-11
176
Scheria Insula
Insula
44
328
Semnon
Lucus
37
202
Sesamus
Canalis
-45
83
Sigeus Portus
Portus
-8
30
Origin
1) Prasiae, a town in Greece. 2)
Prasiae, a town in Greece. 3) Prasias,
a lake in Turkey.
Classical name of Lake Tana in
Ethiopia.
An ancient tribe in Africa.
Ancient spelling of Zakro, a town in
Crete.
Classical name of the Volga, a river in
Russia.
Classical name of the Rizieh, a river in
Pontus, falling into the Euxine.
Classical name of the Edrenos Chai, a
river in Turkey.
A river of Mauretania Caesarensis,
falling into the Mediterranean Sea.
An island in the western Mediterranean
Sea on maps of the Homeric period,
later identified with Corcyra.
A sacred grove of the Semnones,
Germania, on the Viadrus.
1) Classical name of a river in
Paphlagonia. 2) Ancient name of
Amastris, a city in Turkey.
Sigeum, an ancient Trojan port on Yeni
Shehr, a cape in Turkey.
91
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Simois
Feature
Type
Canalis
Sintius Lacus
Lacus
Sirbonis Lacus
Lacus
12
45
Sirbonis Palus
Palus
15
29
Siris
Canalis
45
350
Sitacus
Canalis
10
20
Socratis
Promontorium
Strymon
Promontori
um
Canalis
-7
358
27
156
Subus
Canalis
18
92
Suel
Canalis
-12
162
Suez
Oasis
-12
161
Sus
Canalis
57
75
-45
*
195
*
Origin
"Shelf-banked" in Greek. 1) Classical
name of the Mendere, a river of Troas.
2) a river of Sicily, falling into the
Tyrrhenian Sea near Segestanum
Emporium. Named by Aeneas fron the
river in Troas.
Sintu, ancient name of the Indus, a
river in Pakistan.
Classical name of Sebhat Barduil in
Egypt.
Classical name of Sebhat Barduil in
Egypt.
Ancient name of the Sinni, a river in
Italy.
Classical name of the Mand, a river in
Iran.
Greek philopopher.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
Ancient spelling of the Struma, a river
in Greece.
Possibly Subur, classical name of the
Seboo, a river of Mauritania Tingitana,
falling into the Atlantic Ocean at
Banasa.
"Fox" in Phoenician, classical name of
Castro de Fumgirola, a port of the
Turtetani, Baetica.
The isthmus in Egypt which formerly
connected Africa and Asia, now divided
by the Suez Canal.
A river of Pieria, Macedonia.
1905 Lowell.
92
1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
1901 Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1905
Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Symaethus
Latitude
Name
Sybaris
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
63
308
Canalis
67
250
Syrgis
Canalis
65
69
Syrtis
Urbs
Syrtis Minor
Sinus
-3
105
Syrtis Minor
Urbs
-3
105
Syrtis Minor
Urbs
-3
105
Tabes
Canalis
68
183
Tamyras
Canalis
12
216
Tapis
Canalis
29
312
Tarsus
Tedanius
Canalis
Canalis
60
-27
320
80
*
*
Origin
Ancient spelling of Sibari, a town in the
Calabria region of Italy, fabled for its
opulence in Hellenic times.
Ancient spelling of the Simeto, a river in
Sicily.
A river of Sarmatia, falling into Maeotis
Palus.
"Sand bank" in Latin. Syrtis Major was
the ancient name of the Gulf of Sidra,
which forms the east coast of Tunisia.
"Sand bank" in Latin. Syrtis Major was
the ancient name of the Gulf of Sidra,
which forms the east coast of Tunisia.
"Sand bank" in Latin. Syrtis Major was
the ancient name of the Gulf of Sidra,
which forms the east coast of Tunisia.
"Sand bank" in Latin. Syrtis Major was
the ancient name of the Gulf of Sidra,
which forms the east coast of Tunisia.
A city of Persia, in Khorassan, on the
road from Herat to Yezd, 337 miles
from the former, and 150 from the
latter.
Classical name of the Nahr Damur, a
river in Lebanon.
A stream of Attica, falling into
Saronicus Sinus near Megara.
Tarsus Chai, a river in Turkey.
Tedanium, the Classical name of the
Zermagna, a river in Yugoslavia.
93
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Lin
Carter’s The Man Who Loved Mars,
1973.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
A colonial settlement, the location of
the Lowell Academy, described in
Robert A. Heinlein’s Red Planet, 1949.
Terran name of a Martian city,
described in Robert A. Heinlein’s Red
Planet, 1949.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Oasis
East
Longitude
Name
Tempos
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
53
324
Tharos
Promontori
um
-13
47
Thermodon
Canalis
-17
218
Thoana Pons
Thyanis
Pons
Canalis
40
-11
110
197
Thymbra
Oasis
59
149
Trinythios
Tuder Oasis
Oasis
Oasis
15
46
192
338
Xanthus
Canalis
-45
125
Zar
Canalis
63
317
Zared
Canalis
65
59
Origin
"Sacred grove," the Aeolian designation
of Tempe in Thessaly.
Classical name of Torre di San
Giovanni di Sinis, a maritime town of
the Aechilenenses, in Sardinia,
opposite the mouth of the Tyrsus.
1) A river of Boeotia, falling into the
Asopus towards Tanagra. 2) Classical
name of the Thermeh, a river of
Pontus, falling into the Euxine Sea.
A town of Arabia Petraea.
Thyamis, the ancient name of the
Kalamas, a river in Greece.
A battlefield site east of ancient Troy in
Turkey, where Cyrus the great defeated
Croesus, king of Lydia in 546 B.C.
Possibly Trinythis, a town of Libya.
Classical name of Todi, a town of
Umbria, on the Tiber. Sacred to Mars.
"Yellow" in Greek, classical name of the
Eshen Chai, a river in Turkey.
1) Another name of the Canis, a river of
Arabia. 2) Classical name of Sharedsje,
an island at the mouth of the Zar River
in Arabia.
"Embowered," a river of Moab, falling
into the Dead Sea.
94
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi.
1971 Lowell Observatory.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1968
ACIC MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Feature
Type
Fons
Canalis
0
-15
East
Longitude
Name
Clepsydra Fons
Eosphoros
Latitude
Table 6: Lost Names of Classical Mars From Greek
121
265
Origin
"Water clock" in Greek.
“Dawn-bearer” in Greek.
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
95
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
96
Feature
Type
Canalis
Cambyses
East
Longitude
Name
Artanes
Latitude
Table 7: Lost Names of Classical Mars From History
10
247
Canalis
-12
135
Hippalus
Canalis
66
246
Lysis
Canalis
15
299
Magon
Canalis
-53
23
Semiraminis
Lacus
Straton
Lacus
12
45
Canalis
62
202
Origin
King of Sophene in the 1st century
B.C., deposed by Tigranes, king of
Armenia.
Cambyses, the Hellenized name of
Kambujiya (d. 521 B.C), the son of
Cyrus the Great.
1st century navigator who made the
first voyage across the Arabian Sea
from the Red Sea to India out of sight
of land.
Lysis, Greek philosopher. He was a
friend and companion of Pythagoreas.
Magon, Carthaginian general, the
brother of Hannibal.
Semiramis, queen of Babylon.
A Hellenistic king of Bactria.
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Feature
Type
Lacus
Canalis
Canalis
Canalis
Silva
Canalis
Canalis
Fons
Canalis
Nix
Maeras
Mesogaea
Oasis
Regio
Minor Lucus
Novemviae
Novissima Thyle
Oleaster Lucus
Primus Lucus
Sonus
Triviae Lucus
Ver
Lucus
Oasis
Regio
Lucus
Lucus
Canalis
Lucus
Canalis
East
Longitude
Name
Astrae Lacus
Avus
Catarrhactes
Via Eterna
Gallinaria Silva
Gemmatus
Hydriacus
Fons Immortalis
Lar
Nix Lux
Latitude
Table 8: Lost Names of Classical Mars From Latin
-41
-20
12
13
-25
-35
-37
20
62
-5
255
262
274
147
255
295
293
144
108
250
Origin
"Star" in Latin.
"Grandfather" in Latin.
"Waterfal"l in Latin.
"Eternity" in Latin.
"Wood of the chicken farmer" in Latin.
"Adorned with jewels" in Latin.
"Urn" in Latin.
"Immortal" in Latin.
"Ancestral spirit" in Latin.
"Light" in Latin.
23
0
250
190
"Grief" in Latin.
"Middle" of the Earth in Latin.
-5
51
-70
10
13
40
12
56
108
339
41
304
163
282
156
68
"Lesser" in Latin.
"Nine roads" in Latin.
"Newest island of the far north" in Latin.
A wild olive tree.
"First" in Latin.
"Sound" in Latin.
"Three roads" in Latin.
"Springtime" in Latin.
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1971 Lowell
Observatory.
1905 Lowell.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1, 1971 Lowell Observatory.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
97
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Feature
Type
Fons
Acis
East
Longitude
Name
Achillis Fons
Latitude
Table 9: Lost Names of Classical Mars From Mythology
25
310
Canalis
-60
275
Aeolus
Canalis
-22
50
Agathodaemon
Canalis
-15
300
Alcyonius
Canalis
45
110
Alcyonia
Nodus Alcyonius
Ambrosia
Oasis
Oasis
Canalis
13
30
-35
202
100
275
Origin
In Greek mythology, the son of Peleus,
king of the Myrmidons of Phthia in
Thessaly, and Thetis, one of the
Nereids.
1) Classical name of the Iaci, a river of
Sicily. 2) In Greek mythology, the son
of Pan and the nymph Symaethis. A
beautiful shepherd of Sicily, the lover of
the Nereid Galatea.
In Greek mythology, the god and father
of the winds.
In Greek mythology, the good spirit of
cornfields and vineyards, also regarded
as the protecting spirit of the state and
of individuals. It was the custom of the
Greeks to drink a cup of pure wine in
his honor at the end of each meal.
Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
1) In Greek mythology, sometimes the
food, sometimes the drink of the gods.
2) One of the Hyades, the daughters of
Atlas and Aethra, who were
transformed by Zeus into stars for
bewailing the death of their brother
Hyas.
Usage
1971 Lowell Observatory.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1, 1971 NASA SP263.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1971 NASA SP-263.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi.
98
Feature
Type
Lucus
Antaeus
Latitude
Name
Angitiae Lucus
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-10
133
Canalis
-5
155
Anubis
Canalis
15
56
Argus
Regio
0
350
Arion
Canalis
68
188
Asclepius
Canalis
42
80
Origin
The goddess of the Marsi tribe, who
derived their name from the god Mars,
and were centered in Marruvium on the
eastern shore of Lake Furcinus in Italy.
In Greek mythology, a giant of Libya,
the son of Poseidon and Gaea, an
opponent of Heracles.
A canine deity, one of the most
important Egyptian deities. He was god
of the dead, of cemeteries, of all
supplies for the dead, and therefore of
embalming when that became
customary.
1) In Greek mythology, the son of
Inachus, Agenor, or Arestor, or an
Earth-born hero according to various
accounts. 2) In Greek mythology, the
builder of Jason's ship "Argo" whose
crew were called the Argonauts. 3) In
Greek legend, the old dog of Odysseus,
who recognized his master upon his
return to Ithaca.
In Greek legend, the horse of Adrastus,
who was the leader of the Seven
Against Thebes.
Also called Aesculapius, in Greek
mythology, the god of medicine, the
son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis.
99
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1954
De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi.
1971 Lowell Observatory.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA.
Atlantis
East
Longitude
Athyr
Feature
Type
Canalis
Name
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-19
90
Regio
12
92
Atlantis II
Regio
-36
188
Nix Atlantica
Nix
12
92
Boreas
Canalis
42
165
Boreum Mare
Mare
50
270
Boreum Planum
Planum
50
270
Brontes
Canalis
20
205
Cadmus
Canalis
54
57
Origin
1) A form of the name of the Egyptian
goddess Hathor. 2) The third month of
the Egyptian calendar and a festival
observed in that month.
In Greek legend, an island beyond the
Pillars of Hercules, first mentioned by
Plato in Timaeus.
In Greek legend, an island beyond the
Pillars of Hercules, first mentioned by
Plato in Timaeus.
In Greek legend, an island beyond the
Pillars of Hercules, first mentioned by
Plato in Timaeus.
In Greek mythology, the personification
of the north wind.
In Greek mythology, the personification
of the north wind.
In Greek mythology, the personification
of the north wind.
In Greek mythology, a Cyclops, one of
the three sons of Uranus and Gaea.
In Greek legend, the son of Agenor,
king of Phoenicia and brother of
Europa.
100
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell,
Antoniadi, De Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1, 1971 NASA SP263.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1955
BAA.
1954 De Vaucouleurs, 1957 IAU.
1990 IAU.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1905
Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Castalia Fons
Fons
Cephissus
Latitude
Name
Callirrhoe
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
58
5
8
177
Canalis
-40
110
Chaos
Canalis
38
154
Origin
"Flowing beautifully" in Greek. 1) In
Greek legend, the daughter of
Scamander, god of the great river of
Troy. She was the wife of Tros and the
mother of Cleopatra, Ilus the Younger,
Assaracus, and Ganymede, and was
the ancestor of Aeneas. 2) In Greek
legend, the daughter of the river-god
Achelous. 3) In Greek legend, a maiden
of Calydon who was loved by Coresus,
a priest of Dionysus. 4) An historic
fountain at Athens on an island in the
Ilissus river. 5) Classical name of the
Wadi Zarqa' Ma'ayn, a river in Jordan.
6) Classical name of the Birket Khalil, a
pond formed by a spring, near Urfa
(ancient Edessa) in Turkey.
The sacred spring at Apollo's oracle at
Delphi, from which flows the river
Cephissus.
1) In Greek mythology, a river-god who
was the father of Narcissus. 2)
Alternate name for Copais, a lake in the
Phocis region of Greece. 3) A river in
the Phocis region of Greece, flowing
from the Castalia Fons and emptying
into Copais. 4) A river in the Attica
region of Greece.
In Greek mythology, the father of Night.
Chaos
Regio
38
154
In Greek mythology, the father of Night.
101
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1968 ACIC MEC-1, 1955
BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell; 1901 Antoniadi.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955
BAA, 1971 NASA SP-263.
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
Feature
Type
Canalis
Canalis
Cocytus
Canalis
Cyclopium
Lucus
Cyclops
Lucus
Latitude
Name
Chrysas
Clarius
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1955
BAA.
137
Origin
In Greek legend, the wife of Dardanus.
An epithet of Zeus, meaning "of lots".
The place in Tegea in Arcadia where
most of the altars of the gods were set
up was known as Zeus Clarius.
In Greek mythology, the river of
lamentation in the underworld.
Land where cyclops dwelt.
-8
130
In Greek mythology, a one-eyed giant.
Canalis
Oasis
-13
-7
260
354
Dardanus
Canalis
36
295
Dia
Regio
-60
270
Dis
Canalis
48
160
Erinaeus
Erynnis
Ganymede
Sinus Gomer
Canalis
Canalis
Canalis
Sinus
-13
-25
-2
8
203
210
291
122
Hades
Canalis
40
165
In Greek mythology, a spirit.
In Greek mythology, the daughter of the
river-god Peneus.
In Greek mythology, the son of Zeus
and Electra.
In Roman mythology, the mother of
Mercury.
In Roman mythology, another name of
Pluto.
Erinyes, the Furies.
One of the Furies.
The cup-bearer of Zeus.
The Biblical name of a race identified
with the Cimmerians.
In Greek mythology, the god of the
underworld.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
-12
63
290
267
5
113
-14
Canalis
Daemon
Daphne
102
1888 Schiaparelli, 1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA.
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs.
1905 Lowell, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1905 Lowell, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
Feature
Type
Pons
Latitude
Name
Herculis Pons
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
49
190
-31
102
Hesperidum
Lucus
Iobates
Iris
Lucus
Canalis
Canalis
25
5
289
260
Isis
Canalis
-47
255
Japetus Insula
Insula
-7
25
Nodus
Laocoontis
Lerne
Oasis
20
115
Oasis
-21
254
Lethes
Canalis
16
114
Lucus Maricae
Lucus
1
199
Medusa
Canalis
-23
220
Origin
In Greek mythology, a hero renowned
for his great strength and for performing
the 12 labors imposed on him by Hera.
In Greek mythology, the daughters of
Hesperus.
In Greek legend, a Lycian king.
In Greek mythology, goddess of
rainbows.
In Egyptian mythology, goddess of
magic, the daughter of Keb and Nut,
the sister-wife of Osiris, and the mother
of Horus.
In Greek mythology, a Titan, the father
of Atlas and Prometheus.
Laocoon, in Greek legend, a Trojan
priest.
Lerna, abode of the Hydra, the threeheaded monster killed by Heracles.
In Greek mythology, the river of
forgetfulness in the underworld.
Dea Marica, a nameless goddess who
was worshipped in a grove at the
mouth of the Liris (now Garigliano),
below Minturnae in the Latium region of
Italy. She was said to have been the
mother of Faunus of Latinus, and thus
the ancestress of the Latins.
In Greek mythology, the gorgon.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1968 ACIC MEC-1, 1971 NASA SP263.
1895 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi, 1955
BAA.
1895 Lowell.
103
Feature
Type
Oasis
Nasamon
Orcus
Latitude
Name
Mnemosyne
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
60
139
Canalis
32
82
Canalis
5
185
Origin
1) A sacred spring of Boeotia, rising
close to Lethe Fons, and forming with it
the river Hercyne. 2) In Greek
mythology, Memory, the mother of the
Muses.
Nasamones, an ancient North African
tribe.
In Greek mythology, another name for
Hades, the god of the underworld.
104
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955
BAA.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1905 Lowell, 1954De Vaucouleurs,
1955 BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
Feature
Type
Lacus
Parcae
Canalis
East
Longitude
Name
Pallas Lacus
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
37
352
-18
227
Origin
1) A Titan, associated with war, killed
by Athena in the contest to fight for
Zeus; the son of Crius and Eurybia, the
brother of Astraeus and Perses, and
the husband of Styx. 2) One of the
Gigantes born of the blood which
spilled onto Gaia when Cronus
castrated his father Uranus; Pallas
confronted Athena during the
Gigantomachy, where Athena killed her
and turned her skin into a shield (the
Aegis). 3) One of the four sons of
Pandion II and Pylia; upon the death of
Pandion, Pallas and his brothers
(Aegeas, Nisos, and Lykos) took
control of Athens from Metion, who had
seized the throne from Pandion. 4) The
son of King Evander; in Virgil's Aeneid,
Evander allows Pallas to fight against
the Rutuli with Aeneas, who takes him
and treats him like his own son
Ascanius. 5) A son of Lycaon and the
eponymous founder of the Arcadian
town of Pallantion; he had a daughter
Chryse, who married Dardanus and
brought the Palladium to Troy.
Parca, in Roman mythology, the
goddess of fate.
105
Usage
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
Feature
Type
Regio
East
Longitude
Name
Stagnum
Pegaseum
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Plutus
Canalis
30
170
Polyphemus
Canalis
-2
148
Pyriphlegethon
Canalis
25
195
Python
Canalis
65
28
Serapium
Oasis
27
357
Steropes
Stymphalius
Lacus
Canalis
Lacus
12
55
220
158
Origin
"Stable of Pegasus" in Latin, a winged
horse that causes the stream
Hippocrene to spring from Mount
Hellison with a blow of his hoof.
In Greek mythology, the god of wealth
in ancient Greek religion and myth. He
was the son of Demeter and the
demigod Iasion, with whom she lay in a
thrice-ploughed field. In the theology of
the Eleusinian Mysteries he was
regarded as the Divine Child.
1) In Greek mythology, a Cyclops, the
son of Poseidon and the nymph
Thoosa. According to Homer, he was
blinded by Odysseus. 2) In Greek
mythology, a Cyclops, the son of Pan,
who was killed by Acis in a quarrel over
the Nereid Galatea.
In Greek mythology, the river of fire in
the underworld, also called the
Phlegethon, flowing into the Acheron.
In Greek mythology, the serpent of the
caves of Parnassus, killed by Apollo.
Hellenistic Egypt, a god of the
underworld.
In Greek mythology, a Cyclops.
Stymphalus, in Greek legend, where
Heracles, in performing his sixth labor,
drove away a plague of birds.
106
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA.
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1954 De
Vaucouleurs, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, Lucus Stymplalius per
1905 Lowell, Stymphalius.
Novissima Thyle
Latitude
Thia
Feature
Type
Oasis
Name
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
47
108
Regio
-70
40
Tiphys
Fretum
-60
95
Titan
Canalis
15
195
Titanum Sinus
Sinus
-18
192
Triton
Canalis
5
100
Triton Lacus
Lacus
12
98
Tritonis Sinus
Sinus
-2
120
Typhonius
Canalis
5
55
Xenius
Canalis
-50
10
Origin
In Greek mythology, a Titaness, one of
the daughters of Gaea and Uranus. By
her brother Hyperion, she was the
mother of Eos, Helios, and Selene.
In Greek legend, an island of the far
north, possibly associated with middle
Norway
In Greek legend, the son of Hagnias of
Boeotia. An accomplished navigator, he
joined the Argonauts at the urging of
Athena and became their steersman.
In Greek mythology, a race descended
from Uranus and Gaea.
In Greek mythology, a race descended
from Uranus and Gaea.
Triton, in Greek mythology, the son of
Poseidon.
Triton, in Greek mythology, the son of
Poseidon.
Triton, in Greek mythology, the son of
Poseidon.
Typhon, in Greek mythology, the son of
Gaea and Tartarus, a flaming monster
with a hundred heads.
An epithet of Athena, meaning
"hospitable". There was a sanctuary of
Athena Xenia in Sparta.
107
Usage
1905 Lowell.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1901 Antoniadi, 1954 De Vaucouleurs,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1901 Antoniadi,
1955 BAA, 1971 NASA SP-263.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1901 Antoniadi.
1971 Lowell Observatory.
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955 BAA,
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1901 Antoniadi, 1955 BAA.
Feature
Type
Regio
-10
East
Longitude
Name
Xisuthri Regio
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
11
Origin
Xisuthrui, a corrupt form of Hasisandra, also called Ut-Napishtim, in
Babylonian legend, a hero of the
Deluge.
Usage
1888 Schiaparelli, 1895 Lowell, 1901
Antoniadi, 1955 BAA.
108
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
109
Feature
Type
Lacus
Promontori
um
Canalis
Canalis
Canalis
Oasis
Canalis
Canalis
Palus
Lacus
Canalis
Canalis
Oasis
Canalis
Canalis
Canalis
Silva
Maerotis Oasis
Maerotis Palus
Magnes
Ocas
Siloe Fons
Oasis
Palus
Canalis
Canalis
Fons
Sir
Thaumantis
Tonsus
Canalis
Canalis
Canalis
East
Longitude
Name
Arsenius Lacus
Aryn
Promontorium
Boenus
Chersorrhoas
Duir
Dygaea
Garrhuenus
Gyes
Hipponitis Palus
Hougerius Lacus
Hyctanis
Hypalus
Hypelaeus
Hyscus
Ich
Iuonius
Maeisia Silva
Latitude
Table 10: Lost Names of Classical Mars (Origin Undetermined)
Origin
67
0
197
357
*
*
-10
8
65
6
-22
-14
22
15
-10
67
12
-35
42
30
-5
194
285
321
37
298
*
*
*
*
*
36
240
55
247
160
233
241
250
305
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
-2
-2
67
-10
40
185
255
355
*
*
*
*
*
-37
0
59
246
262
319
*
*
*
Usage
1901 Antoniadi.
1888 Schiaparelli.
1901 Antoniadi.
1888 Schiaparelli.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1955 BAA.
1895 Lowell.
1895 Lowell.
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell.
1895 Lowell, 1901 Antoniadi.
1905 Lowell.
1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1895 Lowell, 1905 Lowell, 1968 ACIC
MEC-1.
1895 Lowell.
1955 BAA.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1901 Antoniadi, 1905 Lowell, 1955
BAA, 1968 ACIC MEC-1.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
1905 Lowell.
Feature
Type
Canalis
East
Longitude
Name
Tyndis
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Origin
110
Usage
1895 Lowell.
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Table 11: Albedo Feature Subtypes From Classical Mars
Subtype
Canalis
Fons
Lucus
Oasis
Nix
Pons
Silva
Description
Channel or canal; a dark, linear albedo feature
Fountain or spring
Grove; a dark, round albedo feature
Dark, round albedo feature
Snow
Bridge
Forest; a small, dark, round albedo feature
111
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
112
Latitude
East
Longitude
Table 12: Names From Martian Literature
Name
Aaanthor
Feature
Type
Urbs
Alexandria
Urbs
*
*
Aluminum City
Urbs
*
*
Amakasfe
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
America the
Beautiful
Urbs
*
*
From the United States of America.
Amhor
Urbs-civitas
45
262
A Barsoomian name.
Anyder
Canalis
44
108
Argzoon
Civitas
"Waterless"; a river in "Utopia" by
Thomas More.
A Vashuvian name.
-48
*
45
*
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
Alexandria, numerous cities in the
Middle East founded by Alexander III
(the Great) of Macedonia (356-323
B.C.), most notably on the coast of
Egypt in the Nile delta.
The element with the atomic number
13.
Usage
A deserted city in the green
Barsoomian Kingdom of Torquas
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
Thuvia, Maid of Mars, 1916. Location
per Gangale.
A colonial settlemen mentioned in Kim
Stanley Robinson’s Green Mars, 1985.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
The capital city of Mars described in
Percy Greg’s Across the Zodiac, 1880.
An American colonial settlement
mentioned in Philip K. Dick’s Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
A red Barsoomian city-state ruled by
Prince Jal Had, mentioned in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ The Master Mind of
Mars, 1927. Location per Gangale.
1905 Lowell.
A nation of blue giants in the far north
of Vashu, described in Michael
Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars, 1965.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Feature
Type
Montes
*
*
Origin
A Vashuvian name.
Arianrhod
Regio
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Port Armstrong
Urbs
*
*
Artolian Hills
Colles
Possibly an early explorer of Mars, per
Poul Anderson's "Duel On Syrtis,"
1951.
A Barsoomian name.
Asde-Trahi
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Askinta
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Asnyca
Mons
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Bagarad
Regio
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Balki
Lacus
*
*
A Malacandrian name.
Bantoom
Urbs-civitas
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
Name
Mountains of
Argzoon
55
181
113
Usage
In the far north of Vashu, described in
Michael Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars,
1965.
A region referred to in Leigh Brackett’s
The Nemesis From Terra, 1961.
A colonial settlement referred to in Poul
Anderson’s ‘Duel On Syrtis,’ 1951.
Surrounding Duhor, mentioned in
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Synthetic Men
of Mars, 1940. Location per Gangale.
A village in the Kingdom of Mendishar,
described in Michael Moorcock’s
Blades of Mars, 1965.
A village described in Percy Greg’s
Across the Zodiac, 1880.
The mountain on which the spacecraft
Astronaut landed, described in Percy
Greg’s Across the Zodiac, 1880.
A tribal region described in Michael
Moorcock’s Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
A lake in a deep canyon (handramit) in
C. S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet,
1938.
The city-state of the kaldanes, a race of
disembodied heads who were able to
exchange headless bodies; located in
the southwestern region of Barsoom;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Chessmen of Mars, 1922.
Latitude
Name
Barrakesh
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Feature
Type
Urbs-civitas
-11
341
Origin
A Martian fictional name.
Bernard Baruch
Canal
Canalis
*
*
Bernard Baruch (1870–1965),
American financier, stock investor,
philanthropist, statesman, and political
consultant.
Captain John Black, commander of the
Third Expedition in Ray Bradbury's
"The Third Expedition," The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
The part of the visible spectrum
between green and indigo.
Ralph Bunche (1904-1971), American
political scientist, 1950 Nobel laureate.
Black River
Flumen
*
*
Blue Mountains
Montes
*
*
Bunchewood
Park
Urbs
*
*
Caer Dhu
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Caer Hebra
Urbs-civitas
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Canalia
Urbs
*
*
An artificial waterway.
Carzax
Flumen
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
114
Usage
A city-state described in Leigh
Brackett’s The Sword of Rhiannon,
1953. Location per 1976 Howes.
Described in Philip K. Dick’s Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
Referred to in Ray Bradbury’s ‘The
Naming of Names,’ The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
Referred to in Ray Bradbury’s ‘Ylla,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A colonial settlement mentioned in
Philip K. Dick’s Martian Time-Slip,
1964.
The city of the serpent people,
described in Leigh Brackett’s The
Sword of Rhiannon, 1953.
The city-state of the Sky Folk,
described in Leigh Brackett’s The
Nemesis From Terra, 1961.
A city mentioned in Carl Jacobi’s ‘The
Martian Calendar,’ 1957.
A river described in Michael Moorcock’s
Warriors of Mars, 1965.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Cend-Amrid
Feature
Type
Urbs
Charax
Urbs
60
150
Classical spelling of Kerak, a city in
Jordan on the Wadi Keruk.
Charontis
Urbs
20
162
Christoffsen Port
Urbs
Chun
Planum
In Greek mythology, the ferryman of the
dead; the meeting place of several
netherworld rivers.
Possibly an early explorer of Mars, per
Lin Carter's The Man Who Loved Mars,
1973.
A Martian fictional name.
Corn Town
Urbs
*
*
*
*
-20
*
140
*
Origin
A Vashuvian name.
A small hard seed; the seeds of a
cereal grass and especially of the
important cereal crop of a particular
region; a plant that produces corn.
115
Usage
A city struck by a plague caused by the
opening of a biological weapon left over
from the Mightiest War between the
Yaksha and the Sheev; described in
Michael Moorcock’s Barbarians of
Mars, 1965.
Terran name of the Martian city near
South Colony, the southern residence
of Jim Marlowe and Frank Sutton in
Robert A. Heinlein’s Red Planet, 1949.
The city was described as being
located at latitude of 60, between the
double canal Strymon; however, the
Strymon is in the northern hemisphere.
Heinlein may have been confused by
the early astronomical convention of
drawing Martian maps with south at the
top.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Lin
Carter’s The Man Who Loved Mars,
1973.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Lin
Carter’s The Man Who Loved Mars,
1973.
The plateau region of the nation of the
Moon Dragon, described in Lin Carter’s
The Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Cynia Station
Feature
Type
Urbs
Cynia
Urbs
Detroit II
Urbs
*
*
A city in Michigan, USA.
Dia-Sao
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Valley Dor
Vallis
Drallab
Insula
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Driscoll Forest
Silva
*
*
Drywater
Urbs
*
*
Benjamin Driscoll, who planted forests
across Mars in Ray Bradbury's "The
Green Morning," The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
Lacking precipitation or humidity.
Drylands
Regio
-32
123
-32
123
-90
-50
0
205
Origin
Classical name of Lago d'Antolico, a
salt lake of Acarnania.
Classical name of Lago d'Antolico, a
salt lake of Acarnania.
A Barsoomian name.
Territories lacking precipitation or
humidity.
116
Usage
Colonial settlement in Robert A.
Heinlein’s Red Planet, 1949.
Terran name of a Martian city in Robert
A. Heinlein’s Red Planet, 1949. The
residence of the Martians Gekko and
G’kuro. Both the Martian city and the
Terran settlement are described as
located at the meeting of the Strymon
and the Oeroe, which do not meet on
Lowell's 1905 map, the only map on
which they appear.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
The setting for Ray Bradbury’s ‘The
Lost City of Mars,’ 1967.
Near the south pole, on the shore of the
Lost Sea of Korus, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ The Gods of Mars,
1913.
An island mentioned in Michael
Moorcock’s Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
Mentioned in Ray Bradbury’s ‘The
Naming of Names,’ The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
A colonial settlement mentioned in
Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘The Green Hills of
Earth,’ 1947.
Described in Lin Carter’s The Man Who
Loved Mars, 1973.
Latitude
Name
Eastern
Drylands
Northern
Drylands
Duhor
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Feature
Type
Regio
-40
70
Regio
10
20
Urbs
55
181
Origin
Territories lacking precipitation or
humidity.
Territories lacking precipitation or
humidity.
A Barsoomian name.
Duhor
Civitas
55
181
A Barsoomian name.
Dusar
Civitas
15
20
A Barsoomian name.
Dusar
Urbs
15
20
A Barsoomian name.
Earth Settlement
101
Urbs
*
*
The third planet from the Sun.
Ecasfe
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Elcavoo
Civitas
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
117
Usage
Mentioned in various works by Leigh
Brackett. Location per 1976 Howes.
Mentioned in various works by Leigh
Brackett. Location per 1976 Howes.
Capital city of the Kingdom of Duhor;
mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Master Mind of Mars, 1927.
Location per Gangale.
Red Barsoomian kingdom ruled by the
jeddak Kor San, father of Valla Dia;
mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Master Mind of Mars, 1927.
Location per Gangale.
Red Barsoomian kingdom ruled by the
jeddak Nutus, father of prince Astok;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
‘Thuvia, Maid of Mars,’ 1916.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Dusar; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ ‘Thuvia, Maid of Mars,’
1916. Location per Gangale.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Off Season,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
In the dominion of Elcavoo, described
in Percy Greg’s Across the Zodiac,
1880.
One of the twelve dominions of Mars,
ruled by Endo Zampta; described in
Percy Greg’s Across the Zodiac, 1880.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Electric Village
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Origin
Of, related to, or operated by electricity.
Eniall Mountains
Montes
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Exum
Urbs
Farad
Urbs
*
*
"River" in fictional Martian.
Faye-Empo
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Fiola
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
First Town
Urbs
*
*
Preceding all others in time, order, or
importance.
Gathol
Civitas
5
345
A Barsoomian name.
Gathol
Urbs
5
345
A Barsoomian name.
0
0
A Barsoomian name.
118
Usage
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
Mentioned in Ray Bradbury’s ‘Night
Meeting,’ The Martian Chronicles,
1950.
Deserted city mentioned as being the
‘Barsoomian Greenwich’ in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Synthetic Men of Mars,
1940, although this honor is given to
the deserted city of Horz in Thuvia,
Maid of Mars, 1916.
The capital city of the nation of the
Moon Dragon in Chun, described in Lin
Carter’s The Man Who Loved Mars,
1973.
A city mentioned in Carl Jacobi’s ‘The
Martian Calendar,’ 1957.
A city mentioned in Michael Moorcock’s
Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
A colonial settlrment mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Green Morning,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A red Barsoomian kingdom ruled by the
jed Gahan, mentioned in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Chessmen of Mars,
1922. Location per Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Gathol, mentioned in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Chessmen of Mars,
1922. Location per Gangale.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Geneva II
Feature
Type
Urbs
Ghasta
Urbs-civitas
-75
250
Desert Gol
Regio
-65
0
Golana
Regio
Gooli
Civitas
Grand Canal
Canalis
*
*
"Great" or "large."
Green City
Urbs
*
*
The color of the part of the spectrum
that is between yellow and blue.
Green Valley
Vallis
*
*
The color of the part of the spectrum
that is between yellow and blue.
*
*
*
*
30
Origin
A city in Switzerland.
A Barsoomian name.
A Nume name.
A Vashuvian name.
250
A Barsoomian name.
119
Usage
A colonial settlement mentioned in
Philip K. Dick’s Martian Time-Slip,
1964.
A white Barsoomian city-state
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A
Fighting Man of Mars, 1931. Location
per Gangale.
In Mari state, the weapons proving
ground for the United Martian States,
described Kurd Lasswitz’s Auf Zwei
Planeten, 1897.
A region of quicksand described in
Michael Moorcock’s Barbarians of
Mars, 1965.
A nation of kangaroo-like humanoids on
the island of Ompt in the Toonolian
Marshes between Morbus and
Phundahl, described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Synthetic Men of Mars,
1940. Location per Gangale.
The subject and title of a poem by
Rhysling in Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘The
Green Hills of Earth,’ 1947.
A colonial settlement near the Eniall
Mountains, mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘Night Meeting,’ The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
Green Valley, mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘Ylla,’ The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Haal
Feature
Type
Flumen
*
*
Hareton Rill
Chasma
*
*
Hastor
Urbs
Hed
Civitas
Lesser Helium
Urbs
-30
105
A Barsoomian name.
Helium
Civitas
-30
105
A Barsoomian name.
Helium Forest
Silva
-30
105
A Barsoomian name.
Valley of Helium
Vallis
-30
105
A Barsoomian name.
Name
-35
*
105
*
Origin
A Vashuvian name.
Probably a member of an early
expedition to Mars, per Lin Carter's The
Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
A Barsoomian name.
A Nume name.
120
Usage
A river described in Michael Moorcock’s
Warriors of Mars, 1965.
A canyon leading into the Chun
plateau, described in Lin Carter’s The
Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
A city in the red Barsoomian Kingdom
of Helium, where construction facilities
for the air navy were located;
mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Gods of Mars, 1913. Location per
Gangale.
One of the United Martian States,
located in the southern hemisphere
near the Desert Gol; mentioned in Kurd
Lasswitz’s Auf Zwei Planeten, 1897.
A city located next to the capital of the
Kingdom of Helium; described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars,
1912. Location per Gangale.
A red Barsoomian kingdom, ruled by
jeddak Tardos Mors, grandfather of
Dejah Thoris; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, 1912.
Location per Gangale.
Described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
‘John Carter and the Giant of Mars,’
1940. Location per Gangale.
Mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
‘John Carter and the Giant of Mars,’
1940. Location per Gangale.
Feature
Type
Urbs
Herodotus Canal
Canalis
Hespiridum
Urbs
Hinkston Creek
Urbs
Hohr
Vallis
Holtville Springs
Urbs
Horz
Urbs
Latitude
Name
Greater Helium
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
-30
*
105
*
-31
*
Herodotus, Greek historian
102
*
-75
*
250
*
0
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
In Greek mythology, the daughters of
Hesperus.
Samuel Hinkston, archaeologist on the
Third Expedition in Ray Bradbury's
"The Third Expedition," The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
A Barsoomian name.
Possibly an early settler on Mars
337
A Barsoomian name.
121
Usage
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Helium; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, 1912.
Location per Gangale.
Described in Philip K. Dick’s Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
Terran name of a Martian city,
described in Robert A. Heinlein’s, Red
Planet, 1949.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A valley in the crater of an extinct
volcano, wherein lies the white
Barsoomian city-state of Ghasta,
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A
Fighting Man of Mars, 1931. Location
per Gangale.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Silent Towns,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A deserted city marking the prime
meridian of Barsoom, mentioned in
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Thuvia, Maid of
Mars, 1916, although this honor is
given to the deserted city of Exum in
The Synthetic Men of Mars, 1940.
Location per Gangale.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
How-Far?
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Origin
A whimsical name reminscent of the
American Old West
Hraefnian Hills
Colles
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Hualokka
Regio
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Ilionis
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Illall
Urbs
*
A Barsoomian name.
Invak
Urbs-civitas
Iopr
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Iridala
Civitas
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
90
0
105
A Barsoomian name.
122
Usage
A colonial settlement mentioned in
Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘The Green Hills of
Earth,’ 1947.
In the Syrtis Major region, described in
Poul Anderson’s ‘Duel On Syrtis,’ 1951.
The Sacred Land in the interior of
Chun, wherein lay the ruined city of
Ilionis, described in Lin Carter’s The
Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
The Gateway to the Gods, a ruined city
in Chun, described in Lin Carter’s The
Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
In the yellow Barsoomian Kingdom of
Okar, located near the North Pole,
mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Warlord of Mars, 1914.
A red Barsoomian city-state ruled by
the jeddak Ptanus, whose people had
the power to render themselves
invisible; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Llana of Gathol, 1948.
Location per Gangale.
A Martian town mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘*,’ The Martian Chronicles,
1950.
A nation near Karnala in the southern
hemisphere of Vashu, mentioned in
Michael Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars,
1965.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Iron Town
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Origin
The element with the atomic number
26.
Ishal
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
River Iss
Flumen
-90
*
A Barsoomian name.
Jahar
Civitas
-69
179
A Barsoomian name.
Jahar
Urbs
-69
179
A Barsoomian name.
Farad-i-Janhg
Flumen
Jekkara
Urbs-civitas
Jhama
Urbs
K’cocroom
Insula
*
*
*
"Death" in fictional Martian.
-8
298
A Martian fictional name.
-66
269
A Barsoomian name.
*
A Vashuvian name.
123
Usage
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A city mentioned in Michael Moorcock’s
Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
Running through the Valley Dor and
emptying into the Lost Sea of Korus;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Gods of Mars, 1913.
A red Barsoomian kingdom ruled by the
jeddak Tul Axtar; described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ A Fighting Man of
Mars, 1931. Location per Gangale.
The capital city of the kindgom of
Jahar; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Fighting Man of Mars,
1931. Location per Gangale.
The River of Death, located in Hareton
Rill; described Lin Carter’s The Man
Who Loved Mars, 1973.
A city-state described in Leigh
Brackett’s The Sword of Rhiannon,
1953. Location per 1976 Howes.
A deserted city occupied by the
Jaharan scientist Phor Tak after being
exiled by Tul Axtar, jeddak of Jahar;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A
Fighting Man of Mars, 1931. Location
per Gangale.
An island mentioned in Michael
Moorcock’s Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
Proposed Additions to the Cartographic Database of Mars
Latitude
East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Name
Kadabra
Feature
Type
Urbs
Kahora
Urbs
12
223
A Martian fictional name.
Kamtol
Urbs-civitas
15
334
A Barsoomian name.
Kaol
Civitas
0
270
A Barsoomian name.
Kaolian Forest
Silva
0
270
A Barsoomian name.
Kaol
Urbs
0
270
A Barsoomian name.
Karappa
Urbs
-4
178
A Martian fictional name.
Karnala
Civitas
Karthedon
Oasis
90
*
*
*
7
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
A Vashuvian name.
348
A Martian fictional name.
124
Usage
The capital city of the yellow
Barsoomian Kingdom of Okar;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Warlord of Mars, 1914.
A city mentioned in Leigh Brackett’s
The Nemesis From Terra, 1961.
Location per 1976 Howes.
A black Barsoomian city-state ruled by
the jeddak Doxus, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ Llana of Gathol, 1948.
Location per Gangale.
A red Barsoomian kingdom ruled by the
jeddak Kulan Tith, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ The Warlord of Mars,
1914. Location per Gangale.
Located in the Kingdom of Kaol,
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Warlord of Mars, 1914. Location
per Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of Kaol,
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Warlord of Mars, 1914. Location
per Gangale.
Mentioned in Leigh Brackett’s ‘Mars
Minus Bisha,’ 1954. Location per 1976
Howes.
A nation described in Michael
Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars, 1965.
An oasis described in Leigh Brackett’s
‘The Last Days of Shandakor,’ 1952.
Location per 1976 Howes.
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Kast
Feature
Type
Urbs
Kathyun
Urbs
-20
28
A Martian fictional name.
Inner Kesh
Regio
-45
30
A Martian fictional name.
Outer Kesh
Regio
10
330
A Martian fictional name.
Kesh
Regio
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Kharif
Regio
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Khondar
Regio
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Kla
Urbs
*
*
A Nume name.
Kobol
Urbs-civitas
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
Korad
Urbs
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
Lost Sea of
Korus
Mare
*
A Barsoomian name.
Name
*
*
-90
Origin
A Nume name.
125
Usage
A city mentioned in Kurd Lasswitz’s Auf
Zwei Planeten, 1897.
A city described in various works by
Leigh Brackett. Location per 1976
Howes.
A region described in various works by
Leigh Brackett. Location per 1976
Howes.
A region described in various works by
Leigh Brackett. Location per 1976
Howes.
A region mentioned in Leigh Brackett’s
‘The Beast Jewell of Mars,’ 1948.
A region mentioned in Leigh Brackett’s
‘The Road to Sinharat,’ 1963.
The land of the Sea Kings, described in
Leigh Brackett’s The Sword of
Rhiannon, 1953.
The capital city of the United Martian
States, described in Kurd Lasswitz’s
Auf Zwei Planeten, 1897.
A city-state mentioned in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Master Mind of Mars,
1927.
A dead city in the green Barsoomian
Kingdom of Thark, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars,
1912.
Located near the south pole, described
in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Gods of
Mars, 1913.
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Name
Korvas
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
Kukan
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Kushat
Urbs
Lewistown
Urbs
Lhak
Urbs
Lincoln Head
Urbs
Lothar
Urbs-civitas
Lotharian Hills
Colles
51
161
A Martian fictional name.
120
John L. Lewis, American labor union
leader.
A Martian fictional name.
-44
29
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 17th
president of the United States of
America 1861-1865.
A Barsoomian name.
-44
29
A Barsoomian name.
*
*
24
*
*
126
Usage
A deserted city west of Helium in the
green Barsoomoan Kingdom of Thark,
occupied by Pew Mogel, a scientist
created and trained by Ras Thavas of
Toonol; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ ‘John Carter and the Giant
of Mars,’ 1940.
A ruined city explored by an
archaeological expedition in H. Beam
Piper’s ‘Omnilingual,’ 1947.
A city described in various works by
Leigh Brackett. Location per 1976
Howes.
A colonial settlement described in Philip
K. Dick’s Martian Time-Slip, 1964.
A ruined city described in Leigh
Brackett’s ‘The Beast Jewell of Mars,’
1948. Location per 1976 Howes.
A colonial settlement described in
George O. Smith’s ‘Lost Art,’ 1943.
A white Barsoomian city-state ruled by
the jeddak Tario, whose inhabitants
were able to manifest phantoms;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
Thuvia, Maid of Mars, 1916. Location
per Gangale.
Outside the city of Lothar; described in
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Thuvia, Maid of
Mars, 1916. Location per Gangale.
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Name
Lustig Corners
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Manataj
Urbs
*
*
Manator
Civitas
5
334
A Barsoomian name.
Manator
Urbs
5
334
A Barsoomian name.
Manatos
Urbs
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
Marentina
Urbs
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
Marlin Village
Urbs
*
*
Any of several large game fish of the
genus Makaira.
Origin
The navigator on the Third Expedition
in Ray Bradbury's "The Third
Expedition," The Martian Chronicles,
1950.
A Barsoomian name.
127
Usage
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A city in the red Barsoomian Kingdom
of Manator, mentioned in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Chessmen of Mars,
1922.
A red Barsoomian kingdom containing
the cities of Manator, Manatos, and
Manataj; whose jeddak O-Tar was
succeeded by A-Kor, his son by Haja,
princess of Gathol; described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ The Chessmen of
Mars, 1922. Location per Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Manator, mentioned in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Chessmen of Mars,
1922. Location per Gangale.
A city in the red Barsoomian Kingdom
of Manator ruled by the jed U-Thor;
mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Chessmen of Mars, 1922.
A city in the yellow Barsoomian
Kingdom of Okar, ruled by Prince Talu,
located near the north pole, mentioned
in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Warlord
of Mars, 1914.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Silent Towns,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
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Name
Marsport
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Mars Junction
Urbs
*
*
The name of the fourth planet from the
Sun, taken from the Roman god of war.
Marsopolis
Urbs
*
*
The name of the fourth planet from the
Sun, taken from the Roman god of war.
Mekh
Regio
Meldilorn
Insula
*
*
A Malacandrian name.
Mendishar
Civitas
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Mendisharling
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
30
140
Origin
The name of the fourth planet from the
Sun, taken from the Roman god of war.
A Martian fictional name.
128
Usage
1) A colonial settlement, located near
the equator, mentioned in Robert A.
Heinlein’s Red Planet, 1949; 2) A
colonial settlement mentioned in C. M.
Kornbluth and Judith Merril’s Outpost
Mars, 1951; 3) A colonial settlement
referred described in Isaac Asimov’s
‘I’m in Marsport Without Hilda,’ 1957.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A colonial settlement mentioned in
Robert A. Heinlein’s ‘The Green Hills of
Earth,’ 1947, and Podkayne of Mars,
1963.
A region described in Leigh Brackett’s
‘The Last Days of Shandakor,’ 1952.
Location per 1976 Howes.
The island of the eldila, the residence
of Oyarsa, described in C. S. Lewis’s
Out of the Silent Planet, 1938.
A nation of blue giants in the far north
of Vashu, whose bradhi Jewar Baru
was succeeded by Hool Hadj;
described in Michael Moorcock’s
Blades of Mars, 1965.
The capital city of Mendishar, described
in Michael Moorcock’s Blades of Mars,
1965.
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Meridian City
Feature
Type
Urbs
Mih-Sa-Voh
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Mishim Tep
Civitas
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Modnaf
Regio
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Morbus
Urbs
Narbia
Regio
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Narlet
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Narrissan
Urbs
Navvaash
Civitas
180
0
23
263
18
*
134
*
Origin
Meridies, "mid-day" in Latin.
A Barsoomian name.
A Martian fictional name.
A Vashuvian name.
129
Usage
A colonial settlement described in
Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘The Trouble With
Time,’ 1960.
The Jewelled City, described in Michael
Moorcock’s Blades of Mars, 1965.
A kingdom whose bradhi was Bolig Fas
Ogdai; described in Michael
Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars, 1965,
and Blades of Mars, 1965.
A region of flowers whose seductive
scent induced lethargy and then a
creeping madness; described in
Michael Moorcock’s Barbarians of
Mars, 1965.
The deserted city taken over by the
Toonolian scientist Ras Thavas’s race
of synthetic men, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ Synthetic Men of Mars,
1940. Location per Gangale.
A region mentioned in Anthony
Boucher’s ‘*,’ 1943.
The city of thieves, described in
Michael Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars,
1965.
A city described in various works by
Leigh Brackett. Location per 1976
Howes.
A nation north of Karnala and south of
Vladnyar, mentioned in Michael
Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars, 1965.
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Name
New Amsterdam
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Origin
From the capital city of The
Netherlands.
New Boston
Urbs
*
*
From a city in Massachusetts, USA.
New Chicago
Urbs
*
*
From a city on Lake Michigan in Illinois,
USA.
New Israel
Urbs
*
*
Frem Israel, a nation-state in
Southwest Asia.
New New York
Urbs
*
*
From city in New York state, USA.
Niophar
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
North Colony
Urbs
Nosirrah
Insula
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Nova Britannia
Urbs
*
*
From the Classical name of Britain, the
large island north of France.
Novaya
Respublica
Civitas
55
-35
80
275
The direction to the right of west.
"New Republic" in Russian.
130
Usage
A colonial settlement established by the
survivors of the first expedition to Mars
in John Varley’s ‘In the Hall of the
Martian Kings,’ 1977.
A colonial settlement referred to in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Silent Towns,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Silent Towns,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
An Israeli colonial settlement described
in Philip K. Dick’s Martian Time-Slip,
1964.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Silent Towns,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
An ancient city mentioned in Lin
Carter’s The Man Who Loved Mars,
1973.
A colonial settlement located near the
Martian city of Copais, mentioned in
Robert A. Heinlein’s Red Planet, 1949.
An island mentioned in Michael
Moorcock’s Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
A British colonial settlement mentioned
in Philip K. Dick’s Martian Time-Slip,
1964.
A Soviet republic in Thaumasia,
described in Willy Ley’s ‘At The
Perihelion,’ 1937.
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Okar
Feature
Type
Civitas
Okar
Urbs
Omad
Urbs
Sea of Omean
Mare
-90
Ompt
Insula
30
Onvak
Urbs-civitas
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
Opquel
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Mountains of Otz
Montes
-90
*
A Barsoomian name.
Otz Valley
Vallis
-90
*
A Barsoomian name.
Panar
Civitas
90
*
A Barsoomian name.
Name
90
*
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
90
*
A Barsoomian name.
*
A Martian fictional name.
*
A Barsoomian name.
*
250
A Barsoomian name.
131
Usage
A yellow Barsoomian kingdom, ruled by
Salensus Oll, located near the north
pole, described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Warlord of Mars, 1914.
The capital city of the Kingdom of Okar,
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Warlord of Mars, 1914.
A city mentioned in Lin Carter’s The
Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
An underground sea in the land of the
First Born, described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Gods of Mars, 1913.
The island of the Gooli nation in the
Toonolian Marshes, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ Synthetic Men of Mars,
1940. Location per Gangale.
A city-state mentioned in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Llana of Gathol, 1948.
A city mentioned in Michael Moorcock’s
Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
Located near the south pole, described
in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Gods of
Mars, 1913.
Located near the south pole, described
in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Gods of
Mars, 1913.
A red Barsoomian kingdom near the
north pole ruled by the jeddak Hin
Abtol; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Llana of Gathol, 1948.
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Pankor
Feature
Type
Urbs
*
*
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
Pax Grove
Urbs
*
*
"Peace" in Latin.
Peregrine
Mountain
Mons
*
*
Phundahl
Civitas
41
223
Father Peregrine, a character in Ray
Bradbury's "The Luggage Store," The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A Barsoomian name.
Phundahl
Urbs
40
217
A Barsoomian name.
Planetogorod
Urbs
Polodona
Latitude
0
Ptarth
Civitas
27
188
A Barsoomian name.
Ptarth
Urbs
27
188
A Barsoomian name.
*
*
Planet city in Russian.
*
A Barsoomian name.
132
Usage
The capital city of the red Barsoomian
Kingdom of Panar, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ Llana of Gathol, 1948.
A colonial settlement mentioned in
Philip K. Dick’s Martian Time-Slip,
1964.
Mentioned in Ray Bradbury’s ‘The
Naming of Names,’ The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
A red Barsoomian kingdom ruled by the
jeddara Xaxa until deposed by Dar
Tarus; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Master Mind of Mars,
1927. Location per Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Phundahl. Location per Gangale.
The capital city of Novaya Respublica,
described in Willy Ley’s ‘At The
Perihelion,’ 1937.
The equator of Barsoom, mentioned in
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Chessmen
of Mars, 1922.
A red Barsoomian kingdom, ruled by
Thuvan Dihn, father of Thuvia;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Gods of Mars, 1913. Location per
Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Ptarth; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Gods of Mars, 1913.
Location per Gangale.
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Purha
Feature
Type
Regio
*
*
Origin
A Vashuvian name.
Qualveskinta
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Rainbow Ridge
Dorsum
Ranelca
Mons
*
*
An arc that exhibits in concentric bands
the colors of the spectrum and that is
formed opposite the Sun by the
refraction and reflection of the Sun's
rays in raindrops, spray, or mist.
A Martian fictional name.
Raxar
Urbs-civitas
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
Red Town
Urbs
*
*
The longest wavelength in the visible
spectrum.
Red Desert
Regio
*
*
Rimrock Hills
Colles
*
*
The longest wavelength in the visible
spectrum.
*
Roosevelt City
Urbs
*
*
Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
Mountains
Montes
*
*
-15
310
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (18821945), 32nd president of the United
States of America (1933-1945).
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (18821945), 32nd president of the United
States of America (1933-1945).
133
Usage
The country of the race of cat-faced
humanoids created by the Jihadoo,
described in Michael Moorcock’s
Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
A city mentioned in Percy Greg’s
Across the Zodiac, 1880.
Described in Arthur C. Clarke’s The
Sands of Mars, 1951.
A mountain described in Percy Greg’s
Across the Zodiac, 1880.
A city-state between Panar and Gathol,
mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
Llana of Gathol, 1948.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A region mentioned in G. O. Smith’s
‘Lost Art,’ 1943.
Mentioned in C. M. Kornbluth and
Judith Merril’s Outpost Mars, 1951.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
Described in Philip K. Dick’s, Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
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Name
Royal Range
Feature
Type
Montes
Ruh
Urbs-civitas
Ryan’s Plain
Planitia
*
*
S’sidla
Insula
*
*
Jin Ryan, an early explorer of Mars,
mentioned in C. M. Kornbluth and
Judith Merril’s Outpost Mars, 1951.
A Vashuvian name.
Sala-Ras
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Sark
Civitas
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Sark
New Scotland
Urbs
Regio
*
*
*
*
Second Try
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
The country in northern Britain, part of
the United Kingdom.
Next to the first in place, time, value
excellence, or degree.
Sei
Urbs
*
*
A Nume name.
Sek
Regio
*
A Nume name.
*
*
-35
-65
137
Origin
Of or pertaining to a king or queen.
A Martian fictional name.
134
Usage
A mountain range mentioned in C. M.
Kornbluth and Judith Merril’s Outpost
Mars, 1951.
A city-state described in Leigh
Brackett’s The Nemesis From Terra,
1961. Location per 1976 Howes.
Where Jim Ryan died, mentioned in C.
M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril’s
Outpost Mars, 1951.
An island mentioned in Michael
Moorcock’s Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
A city in the Kingdom of Mendishar,
mentioned in Michael Moorcock’s
Blades of Mars, 1965.
An empire allied with the Dhuvians,
ruled by Garach, father of Ywain;
described in Leigh Brackett’s The
Sword of Rhiannon, 1953.
The capital city of the Sark Empire.
A region mentioned in Kim Stanley
Robinson’s Green Mars, 1985.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A city in Mari state, located in the
southern hemisphere, mentioned in
Kurd Lasswitz’s Auf Zwei Planeten,
1897.
A desert region, mentioned in Kurd
Lasswitz’s Auf Zwei Planeten, 1897.
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Type
Urbs
*
*
Origin
A Martian fictional name.
Gulf of
Serocasfe
Shador
Sinus
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
*
A Barsoomian name.
Shandakor
Urbs-civitas
Sheev
Civitas
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Shun
Regio
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Lower Shun
Regio
-20
0
A Martian fictional name.
Upper Shun
Regio
40
290
A Martian fictional name.
Name
Serocasfe
Insula
-90
36
43
A Martian fictional name.
135
Usage
A city mentioned in Percy Greg’s
Across the Zodiac, 1880.
Described in Percy Greg’s Across the
Zodiac, 1880.
The island prison in the Sea of Omean
in the land of the First Born, described
in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Gods of
Mars, 1913.
A city-state which possessed a
machine capable of projecting
holographic images of the past
throughout the city, giving it the
appearance of being fully populated;
described in Leigh Brackett’s ‘The Last
Days of Shandakor,’ 1952. Location per
1976 Howes.
An ancient nation whose technological
civilization was destroyed in the
Mightiest War against Yaksha;
mentioned in Michael Moorcock’s
Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
A region mentioned in Leigh Brackett’s
The Sword of Rhiannon, 1953.
A region mentioned in various works by
Leigh Brackett. Location per 1976
Howes.
A region mentioned in various works by
Leigh Brackett. Location per 1976
Howes.
Feature
Type
Urbs
South Colony
Urbs
Space Port
Urbs
Spender Hill
Latitude
Name
Sinharat
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Longitude
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-31
-60
13
Origin
A Martian fictional name.
*
The direction to the left of west.
*
*
The region beyond the atmosphere of a
planet.
Collis
*
*
Srinai
Civitas
*
*
A member of the Fourth Expedition in
Ray Bradbury's "--And the Moon Be
Still As Bright," The Martian Chronicles,
1950.
A Vashivian name.
Steel Town
Urbs
*
*
An iron-based alloy.
136
Usage
The Forbidden City of the Rama,
described in Leigh Brackett’s ‘The
Road to Sinharat,’ 1963. Location per
1976 Howes.
A colonial settlement, the southern
hemisphere residence of Jim Marlowe
and Frank Sutton, described in Robert
A. Heinlein’s Red Planet, 1950, as
being between the double canal
Strymon, although the Strymon was
drawn in the northern hemisphere as a
single canal per 1905 Lowell, the only
map on which it appeared. Heinlein
may have been confused by the early
astronomical convention of drawing
Martian maps with south at the top.
A spaceport in Novaya Respublica
described in Willy Ley’s ‘At the
Perihelion,’ 1937.
Mentioned in Ray Bradbury’s ‘The
Naming of Names,’ The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
A nation allied with the Karnala,
mentioned in Michael Moorcock’s
Warriors of Mars, 1965.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
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Sun Lake City
Feature
Type
Urbs
Syl
Flumen
Senator Taft
Canal
Tamboina
Canalis
Oasis
Tarak
Urbs-civitas
Tenth City
Urbs
*
*
Next to the ninth in place, time, value
excellence, or degree.
New Texas City
Urbs
*
*
From Texas City, a city in Texas, USA.
Thark
Civitas
-25
267
Origin
Anglicized Solis Lacus.
-75
270
A Barsoomian name.
25
110
Robert Alphonso Taft (1889–1953),
American statesman.
A Martian fictional name.
20
46
*
*
-25
90
A Martian fictional name.
A Barsoomian name.
137
Usage
1) A colonial settlement, the setting for
C. M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril’s,
Outpost Mars, 1951. 2) A colonial
settlement mentioned in Lin Carter’s
The Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
An underground river running from
Tjanath to Ghasta, probably a tributary
of the Iss; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Fighting Man of Mars,
1931. Location per Gangale.
Mentioned in Philip K. Dick’s Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
An oasis described in Leigh Brackett’s
‘The Road to Sinharat,’ 1963. Location
per 1976 Howes.
A city-state mentioned in Leigh
Brackett’s The Sword of Rhiannon,
1953. Location per 1976 Howes.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘Interim,’ The Martian
Chronicles, 1950.
A colonial settlement described in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Silent Towns,’ The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A green Barsoomian kingdom ruled by
Tal Hajus until deposed by Tars
Tarkas; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, 1912.
Location per Gangale.
Feature
Type
Urbs
Thavas
Latitude
Name
Thark
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Longitude
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Origin
A Barsoomian name.
-25
90
Insula
16
275
A Barsoomian name.
Throxeus
Mare
0
345
A Barsoomian name.
Thurd
Civitas
Tjanath
Urbs-civitas
Toonol
Civitas
*
*
A Barsoomian name.
-75
290
A Barsoomian name.
16
275
A Barsoomian name.
138
Usage
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Thark; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, 1912. .
Location per Gangale.
An island in the Toonolian Marshes
west of Toonol, occupied by the
scientist Ras Thavas; described in
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ The Master
Mind of Mars, 1927. Location per
Gangale.
The largest of the five ancient oceans
on Barsoom, mentioned in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Thuvia, Maid of Mars, 1916.
Location per Gangale.
A green Barsoomian kingdom, ancient
enemy of Torquas, mentioned in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ Thuvia, Maid of Mars,
1916.
A red Barsoomian city-state ruled by
the jed Haj Osis; described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ A Fighting Man of
Mars, 1931. Location per Gangale.
A red Barsoomian kingdom on the
eastern edge of the Toonolian Marshes
ruled by the jeddak Vobis Kan,
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
The Master Mind of Mars, 1927.
Location per Gangale.
Feature
Type
Palus
East
Longitude
Name
Toonolian
Marshes
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
30
250
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
Toonol
Urbs
16
275
A Barsoomian name.
Gulf of Torquas
Sinus
-30
40
A Barsoomian name.
Torquas
Civitas
-30
40
A Barsoomian name.
Torquas
Urbs
-30
40
A Barsoomian name.
U-Gor
Regio
-40
10
A Barsoomian name.
Valkis
Urbs-civitas
-28
332
A Martian fictional name.
139
Usage
One of the last remnants of the ancient
oceans of Barsoom, described in Edgar
Rice Burroughs’ The Master Mind of
Mars, 1927. Location per Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Toonol, described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ The Master Mind of Mars,
1927. Location per Gangale.
A former stretch of water described in
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Fighting Man
of Mars, 1931. Location per Gangale.
A green Barsoomian kingdom ruled by
Hortan Gur; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Thuvia, Maid of Mars, 1916.
Location per Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Torquas, described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ Thuvia, Maid of Mars, 1916.
Location per Gangale.
A province of the red Barsoomian
Kingdom of Jahar which became
overpopulated due to the policies of the
jeddak Tul Axtar and whose starving
people resorted to cannibalism;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A
Fighting Man of Mars, 1931. Location
per Gangale.
The city-state of thieves, described in
Leigh Brackett’s The Nemesis From
Terra, 1961. Location per 1976 Howes.
Varnal
Latitude
Varl
Feature
Type
Urbs
Name
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East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
Origin
A Martian fictional name.
-15
20
Urbs
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Vladnyar
Civitas
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Walavala
Civitas
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
Henry Wallace
Canyon
Chasma
*
*
Warhoon
Civitas
-50
105
American politician (1888–1965), 33rd
Vice President of the United States
(1941-1945).
A Barsoomian name.
Warhoon
Urbs
-50
105
A Barsoomian name.
George
Washington
Canal
Wilder Town
Canalis
*
*
Urbs
*
*
American revolutionary general and
first president of the United States of
America.
The commander of the Fourth
Expedition in Ray Bradbury's "-- And
The Moon Be Still As Bright," The
Martian Chronicles, 1950.
140
Usage
A city mentioned in the works of Leigh
Brackett. Location per 1976 Howes.
Capital city of Karnala, described in
Michael Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars,
1965.
A nation to the north of Navvaash, the
original home of Horguhl, mentioned in
Michael Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars,
1965.
A nation near Karnala, mentioned in
Michael Moorcock’s Warriors of Mars,
1965.
Described in Philip K. Dick’s Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
A green Barsoomian kingdom ruled by
Bar Comas until deposed by Dak Kova;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A
Princess of Mars, 1912. Location per
Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Warhoon; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, 1912.
Location per Gangale.
Mentioned in Philip K. Dick’s Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
Feature
Type
Urbs
Xi City
Latitude
Name
Xanator
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East
Longitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
*
*
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Yaksha
Civitas
*
*
A Vashuvian name.
William Butler
Yeats Canal
Yeolarn
Canalis
*
*
Irish poet (1865-1939).
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Ygnarh
Urbs
*
*
A Martian fictional name.
Nathaniel York
Town
Urbs
*
*
Zodanga
Civitas
-30
173
Nathaniel York, commander in the First
Expedition in Ray Bradbury's "Ylla,"
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A Barsoomian name.
Zodanga
Urbs
-30
173
A Barsoomian name.
141
Usage
A deserted city in the green
Barsoomian Kingdom of Torquas;
described in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A
Fighting Man of Mars, 1931.
A city Mentioned in Ray Bradbury’s
‘Ylla,’ The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
An ancient nation whose technological
civilization was destroyed in the
Mightiest War against Sheev;
mentioned in Michael Moorcock’s
Barbarians of Mars, 1965.
Mentioned in Philip K. Dick’s Martian
Time-Slip, 1964.
A city mentioned in Lin Carter’s The
Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
A ruined city mentioned in Lin Carter’s
The Man Who Loved Mars, 1973.
A colonial settlement mentioned in Ray
Bradbury’s ‘The Naming of Names,’
The Martian Chronicles, 1950.
A red Barsoomian kingdom formerly
ruled by the jeddak Than Kosis;
annexed by Helium, under which it was
ruled for a time by the appointed jed
Zat Arras; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, 1912.
Location per Gangale.
The capital city of the Kingdom of
Zodanga; described in Edgar Rice
Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, 1912.
Location per Gangale.
Zor
Feature
Type
Urbs-civitas
-35
East
Longitude
Name
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Latitude
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
115
Origin
A Barsoomian name.
Usage
A city-state annexed by Helium,
formerly ruled by the jed Zu Tith;
mentioned in Edgar Rice Burroughs’
‘Skeleton Men of Jupiter,’ 1943.
Locarion per Gangale.
142
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Table 13: Fictional Feature Subtypes From Martian Literature
Subtype
Civitas
Flumen
Silva
Urbs
Urbs-civitas
Description
State
River
Forest; a small, dark, round albedo feature
City
City-state
143
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144
Table 14: Scholars of Space Law
Name
Eileen M. Galloway
Daniel Goedhuis
Stephen Gorove
Andrew G. Haley
S. Neil Hosenball
Clarence Wilfred Jenks
Elena P. Kamenetskaya
Manfred Lachs
Martin Menter
Eugene Pepin
Description
American legal scholar (1906-2009); helped write the 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Act.
Dutch legal scholar (1905–1995); first professor appointed to teach air law (Leiden Law School, 1938); held
chair in air law from 1947, extended to space law in 1961, until 1977.
American professor of space law (1917-2001); Director of Space Studies and Policy, from 1991-1998, at
the University of Mississippi; founded and chaired the editorial advisory board for the first space law journal,
the Journal of Space Law, in 1973.
American lawyer and rocket propulsion entrepreneur (1904-1966); founder of Aerojet Engineering
Corporation; was instrumental in founding both the International Academy of Astronautics and the
International Institute of Space Law.
American lawyer (1925-2009); general counsel of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(1975-1985).
British international lawyer (1909-1973); Director-General of the International Labour Organization (1970–
1973); author of Space law (1965).
Soviet/Russian specialist in space law (1949-1994).
Polish diplomat and jurist (1914-1993); greatly influenced in the development of international law after the
Second World War; the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Competition was named in his honour by the
International Institute of Space Law.
United States Air Force judge advocate (1915-2004); chair of the American Bar Association’s Space Law
Committee and the Aerospace Law Committee of the International and Comparative Law Section.
French legal scholar (1887-1988); Director of the Institute for Air and Space Law (1955-1959); director of
the International Institute of Space Law (1963-1973).
Gangale & Dudley-Flores
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Table 15: Craters Named for Towns in the Pacific Islands
Name
Apia
Avarua
Avire
Canala
Galap
Majuro
Nif
Palikir
Tavua
Voza
Yaren
Origin
Town in Samoa.
Town in the Cook Islands.
Town in the Republic of Vanuatu.
Town in New Caledonia.
Town in the Republic of Palau.
Capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Town in the Caroline Islands (Yap).
Capital of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Town in Fiji.
Town in Solomon Islands.
Town in Nauru.
Latitude
-37.28
-35.93
-40.82
24.35
-37.66
-33.26
19.91
-41.57
15.62
23.34
-43.88
East
Longitude
89.02
109.66
200.24
279.92
192.93
84.33
303.76
202.14
117.61
306.47
222.55
145
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Table 16: Candidate Names for a Tongan Crater
Town
Neiafu
Nuku'alofa
Ohonua
Pangai
Location
Vava'u
Tongatapu
‘Eua
Ha'apai Group
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