The new Martian nomenclature of the international Astronomical Union |
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| Authors: | G de Vaucouleurs J Blunck M Davies A Dollfus IK Koval GP Kuiper H Masursky S Miyamoto VI Moroz Carl Sagan Bradford Smith |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Astronomy, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA;2. Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany;3. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California 90406, USA;4. Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France;5. Main Astronomical Observatory, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev, U.S.S.R.;6. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA;g. U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001, USA;h. Kwasan Observatory, University of Kyoto, Yamashina, Kyoto, Japan;i. Institute for Cosmic Research, Moscow, U.S.S.R.;j. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA;k. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA |
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| Abstract: | A new nomenclature for Martian regions and topographic features uncovered by Mariner 9, as officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union, is described. About 180 craters, generally of diameters >100 km, have been named, as well as 13 classes of topographic features designated catena, chasma, dorsum, fossa, labyrinthus, mensa, mons, patera, planitia, planum, tholus, vallis, and vastitas. In addition seven craters and the Kepler Dorsum are named on Phobos, and two craters on Deimos. Coordinates and maps of each named features are displayed. |
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