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The classical albedo features of Mars are those light and dark features which can be seen on the planet Mars through an Earth-based telescope.
[edit] History
Early map of Mars by Giovanni Schiaparelli
These albedo features were first named by Giovanni Schiaparelli. Schiaparelli was not the first to give names to these features; Richard Anthony Proctor had drawn up an earlier map in 1867, based in part on the observations of William Rutter Dawes, in which several features were given the names of astronomers who had been involved in mapping Mars; in some cases, several times over. These names competed with the Schiaparellian names for several decades, and were used in notable early maps drawn by Camille Flammarion in 1876 and Nathaniel Green in 1877. The Proctorian names are now, however, regarded as totally obsolete.
Schiaparelli's observations differed from those of Proctor et al., and he used this difference to justify drawing up an entirely new scheme of nomenclature in Latin. This nomenclature, drawn from the myths and history of classical antiquity with a mixture of other sources, is still used – with subsequent adjustments and elaborations by Schiaparelli and other astronomers – in some circumstances. The names are not, for the most part, used to describe the features now observed as part of the topography of Mars such as craters, volcanoes, and canyons. However, many of the names used for topographic features on Mars are based on the albedo nomenclature; for instance, the albedo feature Ascraeus Lacus ("lake of Ascra") provides the basis of the name of the Tharsis volcano Ascraeus Mons.
The observations of the early telescopic astronomers, observing from a great distance through what can now be regarded as somewhat primitive instruments (though they were advanced for their day), were limited to albedo contrasts on the surface of the planet. These albedo contrasts rarely correspond to topographic features, and in many cases obscure them. The origins of the albedo contrasts were a mystery. The lighter patches at the poles were correctly believed to be a frozen substance, either water or carbon dioxide, but the nature of the dark patches seen against the general reddish tint of Mars was obscure for a century. When Schiaparelli began observing, he believed that the darker features were seas or lakes, and named them accordingly (mare, lacus, palus, etc.). Within a few decades Mars was agreed to be devoid of surface water. The dark features were then thought by some to be indications of some kind of vegetation, since they changed shape and intensity over the course of the Martian year. They are now known to be areas where a darker surface dust is deposited; their borders change in response to windstorms on the Martian surface that pick up the dust, widening or narrowing the features.
Since most Earth-based amateur telescopes are not powerful enough to resolve the topographic surface features of Mars, amateur astronomers still use many of the old feature-names to orient and record their observations.
Not listed here are the "canals" also observed and named by Schiaparelli, for which see the article Martian canals.
[edit] Common feature names
Several Latin words involved here are common nouns. These are generally, but not always, second in the name, but are usually ignored in alphabetizing below:
- Campi (ˈkæmpaɪ) - fields
- Cherso (ˈkɛrsoʊ) - peninsula
- Cornu (ˈkɒrnjuː) - horn, peninsula
- Depressio (dɨˈprɛʃioʊ) - lowland
- Fastigium (fæsˈtɪdʒiəm) - summit
- Fons (ˈfɒnz) – fountain
- Fretum (ˈfriːtəm) – strait
- Insula (ˈɪnsjʊlə) – island
- Lacus (ˈleɪkəs) - lake
- Lucus (ˈljuːkəs) - grove
- Mare (ˈmɑri, ˈmæri) – sea
- Nix (ˈnɪks) – snow
- Palus (ˈpeɪləs) - marsh
- Pons (ˈpɒnz) – bridge
- Promontorium (ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm) – cape
- Regio (ˈriːdʒioʊ) - region
- Silva (ˈsɪlvə) - wood
- Sinus (ˈsaɪnəs) – bay
[edit] List of features
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
Modern name |
| Abalos |
ˈæbəlɒs |
A no-longer existent island in the North Sea, east of Heligoland |
| Achæorum Portus |
ˌækiːˈɔərəm ˈpɔrtəs |
"Harbor of the Achaeans" |
| Acherusia Palus |
ˌækɨˈruːʒiə ˈpeɪləs |
"Marsh of Acherusia", named after the legendary swamps in Greek mythology |
| Achillis Pons |
əˈkɪlɨs ˈpɒnz |
"Bridge of Achilles" |
| Mare Acidalium |
ˈmæri ˌæsɨˈdeɪliəm |
"Sea of Acidalia", named for the fountain Acidalia in Boeotia, where the Graces used to bathe |
Acidalia Planitia |
| Æolis |
ˈiːəlɨs |
a modification of Aeolia, the name of the floating western island of Aiolos, the ruler of the winds |
Aeolis Planum |
| Aëria |
eɪˈɪəriə |
From a poetic name for Egypt |
| Ætheria |
ɨˈθɪəriə |
– the "upper world" as mentioned in Virgil, Aeneid |
| Æthiopis |
ɨˈθaɪəpɨs |
"Land of the Ethiopian" |
|
| Aganippe Fons |
ˌægəˈnɪpi ˈfɒnz |
"Fountain of Aganippe" |
| Alcyonia |
ˌælsiːˈoʊniə |
Land of kingfishers. |
| Amazonis |
əˈmæzənɨs |
"Land of the Amazon" |
| Amenthes |
əˈmɛnθiːz |
the Egyptian name for the place to which the souls of the dead depart |
Amenthes Planum |
| Ammonium |
əˈmoʊniəm |
Ancient name for the Siwa Oasis |
| Mare Amphitrites |
ˈmæri ˌæmfɨˈtraɪtiz |
"Sea of Amphitrite" |
| Lucus Angitiæ |
ˈljuːkəs ænˈdʒɪʃɪi |
"Grove of Angitia", named after the snake goddess |
| Depressiones Aoniæ |
dɨˌprɛʃiːˈoʊniːz eɪˈoʊniːi |
"Lowlands of the Muses" |
| Aonius Sinus |
eɪˈoʊniəs ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of the Muses", who come from Helicon in Aonia |
Aonia Planum |
| Aponi Fons |
ˈæpənaɪ ˈfɒnz |
Classical name of Bagni d'Abano, a site of warm-water baths near Padua |
| Aquæ Apollinares |
ˈeɪkwi əˌpɒlɨˈnɛəriːz |
"Waters sacred to Apollo", classical name of Bagni di Stigliano, baths in Tuscany |
| Aquæ Calidæ |
ˈeɪkwi ˈkælɨdi |
"Hot spring" |
| Aquarii Depressio |
əˈkwɛəriaɪ dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
"Lowland of Aquarius" |
| Arabia |
əˈreɪbiə |
"Arabia" |
Arabia Terra |
| Arachoti Fons |
ˌærəˈkoʊtaɪ ˈfɒnz |
"Fountain of Arachotus" |
| Aram |
ˈɛərəm |
Land of the Aramaeans, in Syria. Aram Chaos |
| Arcadia |
ɑrˈkeɪdiə |
From Arcadia, a region of the central Peloponnesus |
| Arduenna |
ˌɑrdjuːˈɛnə |
Ancient names for the Ardennes |
| Arethusa Fons |
ˌærɨˈθjuːzə ˈfɒnz |
"Arethusa" Fountain, after the Greek nymph |
| Ariadnes Depressio |
ˌæriˈædniz dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
"Lowland of Ariadne" |
| Argyre I |
ˈɑrdʒɨri ˈpraɪmə |
"First Silver Land"; in Ptolemy, the capital of the island of "Jabadin", south of Aurea Cherso |
Argyre Planitia |
| Argyre II |
ˈɑrdʒɨri sɨˈkʌndə |
"Second Silver Land" |
| Argyroporos |
ˌɑrdʒɨˈrɒpərɒs |
"Silver Strait" |
| Aromatum Promontorium |
əˈrɒmətəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of Fragrant Spices" |
Aromatum Chaos |
| Arsia Silva |
ˈɑrʃiə ˈsɪlvə |
A forest northwest of Rome, where the Tarquinii were defeated by the Romans in 509 BC |
Arsia Mons |
| Arsine |
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| Arsinoës Depressio |
ɑrˈsɪnoʊiz dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
Lowland of Arsinoë |
| Artynia Fons |
ɑrˈtɪniə fɒnz |
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| Aryn Promontorium |
ˈɛərɨn ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of Aryn" |
| Fastigium Aryn |
fæsˈtɪdʒiəm ˈɛərɨn |
"Summit of Aryn" |
| Ascræus Lacus |
æsˈkriːəs ˈleɪkəs |
a poetic paraphase of "heliconian" or "rural" |
Ascraeus Mons |
| Astræ Lacus |
ˈæstri ˈleɪkəs |
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| Atalantes Depressio |
ætˈlæntiz dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
Lowland of Atalanta |
| Nix Atlantica |
ˈnɪks ætˈlæntɨkə |
"Atlantic Snow" |
| Atlantidum Sinus |
ætˈlæntɨdəm ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of the Atlantises" (just south of Atlantis I and II) |
| Atlantis I |
ætˈlæntɨs ˈpraɪmə |
"First Atlantis" |
Atlantis Chaos |
| Atlantis II |
ætˈlæntɨs sɨˈkʌndə |
"Second Atlantis" |
| Augila |
ˈɔːdʒɨlə |
A city of Cyrenaica |
| Aurea Cherso |
ˈɔriə ˈkɛrsoʊ |
"Golden Peninsula", ancient name for the Malay Peninsula |
| Aureum Cornu |
ˈɔriəm ˈkɔrnjuː |
"Golden Horn" |
Aureum Chaos |
| Auroræ Sinus |
ɒˈrɔəri ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of Dawn" |
Aurorae Planum, Aurorae Chaos |
| Ausonia |
ɒˈzoʊniə |
From a poetic name for Italy |
Ausonia Mensa |
| Mare Australe |
ˈmæri ɒsˈtreɪli |
"Southern Sea" |
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Baltia |
ˈbælʃiə |
From a name for the regions near the Baltic Sea |
| Bandusiæ Fons |
bænˈdjuːʒɪi ˈfɒnz |
Fountain of Bandusia, a well near the Apulian town of Venusia, the birthplace of Horace. |
| Bathys Portus |
ˈbeɪθɨs ˈpɔrtəs |
"Deep Harbor", a port of Aulis in Boeotia. |
| Benacus Lacus |
bɨˈneɪkəs ˈleɪkəs |
"Lake Benacus", Lago di Garda in northern Italy. |
| Biblis Fons |
ˈbɪblɨs ˈfɒnz |
"Biblis Fountain", a Carian well near Miletus. |
| Bosporium Promontorium |
bɒsˈpɔəriəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of the Bosphorus" |
| Bosporus/Bosphorus Gemmatus |
ˈbɒspərəs / ˈbɒsfərəs dʒɨˈmeɪtəs |
"Bejewelled Bosphorus" |
| Brangæna |
brænˈdʒiːnə |
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| Castalia Fons |
kæsˈteɪliə fɒnz |
|
| Cebrenia |
sɨˈbriːniə |
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| Cecropia |
sɨˈkroʊpiə |
"Land of Cecrops" |
| Ceraunius |
sɨˈrɔːniəs |
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| Chalce |
ˈkælsi |
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| Charitum Promontorium |
ˈkærɨtəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of the Graces" |
| Chironis Fretum |
kaɪˈroʊnɨs ˈfriːtəm |
"Strait of Chiron" |
| Mare Chronium |
ˈmæri ˈkroʊniəm |
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| Chryse |
ˈkraɪsi |
Chryse was an island rich in gold in the Far East of Erythraeum |
| Chrysokeras |
krɨˈsɒkɨrəs |
The Golden Horn |
| Cimmeria Insula |
sɨˈmɪəriə ˈɪnsjʊlə |
"Cimmerian Island" |
| Mare Cimmerium |
ˈmæri sɨˈmɪəriəm |
"Cimmerian Sea", named after an ancient Thracian seafaring people |
| Circaeum Promontorium |
sɚˈsiːəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of Circe" |
| Clepsydra Fons |
klɛpˈsaɪdrə ˈfɒnz |
"Water-clock fountain", a well in the Athenian acropolis. |
| Coracis Portus |
ˈkɒrəsɨs ˈpɔrtəs |
"Haven of Corax" |
| Cyane Fons |
ˈsaɪəni ˈfɒnz |
"Cyane fountain", a spring in Sicily from which the Cyane river sprang, named for a nymph. |
| Cydonia |
saɪˈdoʊniə |
poetic name for Crete |
| Cynia Lacus |
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| Danaïdum Depressio |
dəˈneɪədəm dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
"Lowland of the daughters of Danaüs" |
| Daphne |
ˈdæfni |
From Daphne ("bay laurel"), a nymph pursued by Apollo. |
| Deucalionis Regio |
ˌdjʊkeɪliːˈoʊnɨs ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Deucalion" |
| Dia |
ˈdaɪə |
An island north of Crete |
| Diacria |
daɪˈeɪkriə |
A region of Euboea |
| Dioscuria |
ˌdaɪəsˈkjʊriə |
"Land of the Dioscuri" |
| Eden |
ˈiːdən |
From Eden, the biblical paradise |
| Edom |
ˈiːdəm |
From Edom, an ancient kingdom in modern Jordan |
| Edom Promontorium |
ˈidəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of Edom" |
| Electris |
ɨˈlɛktrɨs |
The principal island of the "Electrides", islands said to produce amber. |
| Elysium |
ɨˈlɪʒiəm |
From Elysium, the Greek land of dead heroes |
| Eridania |
ˌɛrɨˈdeɪniə |
Land of the River Eridanus |
| Mare Erythræum |
ˈmæri ˌɛrɨˈθriːəm |
"Red Sea" |
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Famæ Depressio |
ˈfeɪmi dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
"Lowland of Fame" |
| Ferentinæ Lucus |
ˌfɛrɨnˈtaɪni ˈljuːkəs |
"Grove of Ferentina" |
| Lucus Feronia |
|
"Grove of Wild Beasts" |
| Flevo Lacus |
ˈfliːvoʊ ˈleɪkəs |
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| Gallinaria Silva |
ˌgælɨˈnɛəriə ˈsɪlvə |
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| Mare Hadriaticum |
ˈmæri ˌheɪdriːˈætɨkəm |
"Adriatic Sea" Aka Hadriaticum Mare |
| Hammonis Cornu |
həˈmoʊnɨs ˈkɔrnjuː |
"Horn of Ammon" |
| Hellas |
ˈhɛləs |
"Greece" |
| Heræum Promontorium |
hɨˈriːəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of Hera" |
| Hercynia Silva |
hɝˈsɪniə ˈsɪlvə |
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| Herculis Columnæ |
ˈhɝkjʊlɨs kɒˈlʌmni |
"Pillars of Hercules" |
| Herculis Pons |
ˈhɝkjʊlɨs ˈpɒnz |
"Bridge of Hercules" |
| Hesperia |
hɛsˈpɪəriə |
"Land of Dawn" |
| Hesperidum Lacus |
hɛsˈpɛrɨdəm ˈleɪkəs |
"Lake of the Hesperides |
| Hibe |
ˈhaɪbi |
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| Hippocrene Fons |
ˌhɪpəˈkriːni ˈfɒnz |
"Fountain of Hippocrene", near Mount Helicon |
| Hipponitis Palus |
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| Horarum Promontorium |
hɒˈrɛərəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of the Hours" |
| Hypelaus |
ˌhɪpɨˈliːəs |
A fountain in Ephesus. |
| Iapygia |
ˌaɪəˈpɪdʒiə |
Salento in Italy Aka Japygia |
| Icaria |
aɪˈkɛəriə |
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| Mare Icarium |
ˈmæri aɪˈkɛəriəm |
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| Ierne |
aɪˈɝni |
A name for Ireland |
| Isidis Regio |
ˈɪsɨdɨs ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Isis" |
| Ismenius Lacus |
ɨzˈmiːniəs ˈleɪkəs |
aka Lacus Ismenius |
| Jani Fretum |
ˈdʒeɪnaɪ ˈfriːtəm |
"Strait of Janus" |
| Juventæ Fons |
dʒʊˈvɛnti ˈfɒnz |
"Fountain of Youth" aka Fons Juventæ |
| Labeatis Lacus |
leɪbiːˈeɪtɨs ˈleɪkəs |
Lake of the Labeates, a people of Illyria |
| Lausonius Lacus |
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| Lemuria |
lɨˈmjʊriə |
From Lemuria, a fictional sunken land in the Pacific or Indian Ocean |
| Lerne |
ˈlɝni |
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| Libya |
ˈlɪbiə |
"Libya" |
| Lucrinus Lacus |
|
The Lucrine Lake in Roman Italy |
| Lunæ Lacus |
ˈljuːni ˈleɪkəs |
"Lake of the Moon" aka Lacus Lunæ |
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Mæisia Silva |
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| Mapharitis |
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| Mareotis |
ˌmæriˈoʊtɨs |
"Land about Mareota", in Lower Egypt. |
| Margaritifer Sinus |
ˌmargəˈrɪtɨfɚ ˈsaɪnəs |
"Pearlbearing Bay" |
| Lucus Maricæ |
ˈljuːkəs məˈraɪsi |
"Grove of Maríca", a nymph of Latium. |
| Memnonia |
mɛmˈnoʊniə |
"Land of Memnon" |
| Meroë Insula |
ˈmɛroʊi ˈɪnsjʊlə |
"Island of Meroe" |
| Messeis Fons |
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| Lacus Mœris |
ˈleɪkəs ˈmɪərɨs |
Lake Moeris, a lake in the Egyptian Fayum |
| Mons Argenteus |
ˈmɒnz ɑrˈdʒɛntiəs |
"Silver mountain" |
| Neith Regio |
ˈniːθ ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Neith" |
| Nepheles Depressio |
ˈnɛfɨliːz dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
"Lowland of cloud" |
| Nereïdum Promontorium |
nɨˈriːɨdəm ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of the Nereids |
| Nerigos |
ˈnɛrɨgɒs |
Name of a fictional country, supposedly in or near Scandinavia |
| Nessonis Lacus |
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| Niliacus Lacus |
nɨˈlaɪəkəs ˈleɪkəs |
"Lake of the Nile" |
| Nitriæ |
ˈnɪtraɪi |
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| Nix Atlantica |
ˈnɪks ætˈlæntɨkə |
"Atlantic Snow" |
| Nix Olympica |
ˈnɪks ɒˈlɪmpɨkə |
"Olympian Snow" |
| Noachis |
ˈnoʊəkɨs |
"Land of Noah" |
| Nodus Gordii |
ˈnoʊdəs ˈgɔrdiaɪ |
"Gordian Knot" |
| Noti Sinus |
ˈnoʊtaɪ ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of Notus" |
| Novissima Thyle |
nɒˈvɪsɨmə ˈθaɪli |
"Newest Thule" |
| Nuba Lacus |
njuːbə ˈleɪkəs |
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| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Mare Oceanidum |
ˈmæri ˌoʊʃiːˈænɨdəm |
"Sea of the Oceanids" |
| Octantis Depressio |
ɒkˈtæntɨs dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
"Lowland of Octans" |
| Œnotria |
ɨˈnoʊtriə |
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| Ogygis Regio |
ˈɒdʒɨdʒɨs ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Ogyges" |
| Ophir |
ˈoʊfɚ |
From Ophir, a biblical land of gold |
| Ortygia |
ɔrˈtɪdʒiə |
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| Oxia Palus |
ˈɒkʃiə ˈpeɪləs |
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| Palicorum Lacus |
ˌpælɨˈkɔərəm ˈleɪkəs |
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| Palinuri Fretum |
ˌpælɨˈnjʊraɪ ˈfriːtəm |
"Strait of Palinurus" |
| Palinuri Sinus |
ˌpælɨˈnjʊraɪ ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of Palinurus" |
| Pallas Lacus |
ˌpæləs ˈleɪkəs |
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| Panchaia |
pænˈkeɪə |
From the name of an island supposed to be in South Arabia |
| Phaëthontis |
ˌfeɪɨˈθɒntɨs |
"Land of Phaethon" |
| Phlegra |
ˈfliːgrə |
From a district in Macedonia. |
| Campi Phlegræi |
ˈkæmpaɪ flɨˈgriːaɪ |
"Fields of Phlegra" |
| Phœnicis Lacus |
fɨˈnaɪsɨs ˈleɪkəs |
"Lake of the Phoenix" aka Lacus Phœnicis |
| Phrixi Regio |
ˈfrɪksaɪ ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Phrixus" |
| Piscis Depressio |
ˈpaɪsɨs dɨˈprɛʃioʊ |
"Depression of the Fish" |
| Depressio Pontica |
dɨˈprɛʃioʊ ˈpɒntɨkə |
"Lowland of Pontus" |
| Promethei Sinus |
prɒˈmiːθiaɪ ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of Prometheus" |
| Propontis |
prɒˈpɒntɨs |
From an old name for the Sea of Marmara |
| Protei Regio |
ˈproʊtiaɪ ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Proteus" |
| Pyrrhæ Regio |
ˈpɪri ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Pyrrha" |
| Sinus Sabæus |
ˈsaɪnəs səˈbiːəs |
"Bay of Sheba" Aka Sabaeus Sinus |
| Scandia |
ˈskændiə |
From a name for Skåne or Scandinavia |
| Scheria Insula |
ˈskɪəriə ˈɪnsjʊlə |
"Scheria Island" |
| Semiramidis Lacus |
ˌsɛmɨˈræmɨdɨs ˈleɪkəs |
"Lake of Semiramis" |
| Serapium |
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| Simoëntis Sinus |
ˌsɪmoʊˈɛntɨs ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of Simois" |
| Sirbonis Lacus |
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| Mare Sirenum |
ˈmæri saɪˈriːnəm |
"Sea of Sirens" |
| Socratis Promontorium |
ˈsɒkrətɨs ˌprɒmənˈtɔəriəm |
"Cape of Socrates" |
| Solis Fons |
ˈsoʊlɨs ˈfɒnz |
"Fountain of the Sun" |
| Solis Lacus |
ˈsoʊlɨs ˈleɪkəs |
"Lake of the Sun" |
| Syrtis Major |
ˈsɝtɨs ˈmeɪdʒɚ |
a Libyan gulf, now Gulf of Sirte |
| Syrtis Minor |
ˈsɝtɨs ˈmaɪnɚ |
aka Syrtis Parva |
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Tempe |
ˈtɛmpi |
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| Tharsis |
ˈθɑrsɨs |
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| Titanum Sinus |
taɪˈteɪnəm ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of the Titans" |
| Tithonius Lacus |
tɨˈθoʊniəs ˈleɪkəs |
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| Trinythios |
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| Trivii Fons |
ˈtrɪviaɪ ˈfɒnz |
"Fountain of the Crossroads" (east of Trivium Charontis) |
| Trivium Charontis |
ˈtrɪviəm kəˈrɒntɨs |
"Crossroads of Charon" |
| Mare Tyrrhenum |
ˈmæri tɨˈriːnəm |
"Tyrrhenian Sea" |
| Uchronia |
jʊˈkroʊniə |
"Nowhen" |
| Ulyxis Fretum |
jʊˈlɪksɨs ˈfriːtəm |
"Strait of Ulysses" |
| Utopia |
jʊˈtoʊpiə |
"Nowhere, Utopia" |
| Vulcani Pelagus |
vʌlˈkeɪnaɪ ˈpɛləgəs |
"Sea of Vulcan" |
| Xanthi Sinus |
ˈzænθaɪ ˈsaɪnəs |
"Bay of Xanthus" |
| Xisuthri Regio |
zɨˈsuːθraɪ ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Xisuthrus" |
| Yaonis Regio |
ˈjeɪənɨs ˈriːdʒioʊ |
"Region of Emperor Yao" |
| Zephyria |
zɨˈfɪriə |
"Land of the West Wind (Zephyr)" |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The Origins of Martian Nomenclature, T. L. MacDonald, 1971.
- The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery, William Sheehan.
