List of quadrangles on Mars

The surface of Mars has been divided into 30 quadrangles by the United States Geological Survey, so named because their borders lie along lines of latitude and longitude and so maps appear rectangular. Martian quadrangles are named after local features[1][2] and are numbered with the prefix "MC" for "Mars Chart".[3] West longitude is used.

Name[9]Number[9]Area[9]
Mare Boreum (North Pole)MC-01Latitude 65° to 90°, Longitude 0° to 360°
DiacriaMC-02Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 120° to 180°
ArcadiaMC-03Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 60° to 120°
Mare Acidalium[10]MC-04Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 0° to 60°
Ismenius LacusMC-05Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 300° to 360°
Casius[11]MC-06Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 240° to 300°
CebreniaMC-07Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 180° to 240°
AmazonisMC-08Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 135° to 180°
TharsisMC-09Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 90° to 135°
Lunae PalusMC-10Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 45° to 90°
Oxia PalusMC-11Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 0° to 45°
Arabia[12]MC-12Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 315° to 360°
Syrtis Major[13]MC-13Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 270° to 315°
AmenthesMC-14Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 225° to 270°
ElysiumMC-15Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 180° to 225°
MemnoniaMC-16Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 135° to 180°
Phoenicis LacusMC-17Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 90° to 135°
CopratesMC-18Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 45° to 90°
Margaritifer SinusMC-19Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 0° to 45°
Sinus SabaeusMC-20Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 315° to 360°
IapygiaMC-21Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 270° to 315°
Mare TyrrhenumMC-22Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 225° to 270°
AeolisMC-23Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 180° to 225°
PhaethontisMC-24Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 120° to 180°
ThaumasiaMC-25Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 60° to 120°
ArgyreMC-26Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 0° to 60°
Noachis[14]MC-27Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 300° to 360°
HellasMC-28Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 240° to 300°
EridaniaMC-29Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 180° to 240°
Mare Australe (South Pole)MC-30Latitude -90° to -65°, Longitude 0° to 360°

Relationship of quadrangles to each other:

References

  1. ↑ Morton, Oliver (2002). Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World. New York: Picador USA. p. 98. ISBN 0-312-24551-3.
  2. ↑ Online Atlas of Mars
  3. ↑ Catalog Page for PIA03467
  4. 1 2 Morton, Oliver (2002). Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World. New York: Picador USA. p. 98. ISBN 0-312-24551-3.
  5. ↑ "Online Atlas of Mars". Ralphaeschliman.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ "PIA03467: The MGS MOC Wide Angle Map of Mars". Photojournal. NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory. February 16, 2002. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Online Atlas of Mars". Ralphaeschliman.com. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  8. ↑ "PIA03467: The MGS MOC Wide Angle Map of Mars". Photojournal. NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory. February 16, 2002. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 USGS Astrogeology: Planetary Map Listing
  10. ↑ USGS Astrogeology: Planetary Map Listing
  11. ↑ Geology of Mars Quadrangle MC-6 (Casius)
  12. ↑ Geologic Summary of the Mars Quadrangle MC-12 (Arabia)
  13. ↑ USGS Astrogeology: Planetary Map Listing
  14. ↑ Geology of the Noachis Quadrangle, Mars
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