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. An albedo feature is a large area on the surface of a planet (or other solar system body) which shows a contrast in brightness or darkness (albedo) with adjacent areas. ... For the Roman god, see Mars (mythology). ...

History

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. Albedo is the measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. ... Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli (March 14, 1835 – July 4, 1910) was an Italian astronomer. ... Richard Anthony Proctor Richard Anthony Proctor (March 23, 1837 – September 12, 1888), British astronomer, was born at Chelsea. ... William Rutter Dawes (March 19, 1799 – February 15, 1868) was a British astronomer. ... Camille Flammarion (February 26, 1842 – June 3, 1925) was a French astronomer. ... Nathaniel Everett Green (August 21, 1823 – November 10, 1899) was a British painter, art teacher and astronomer. ...

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. Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech Ascraeus Mons is the northernmost of three volcanos (collectively known as Tharsis Montes) on the Tharsis bulge near the equator of the planet Mars. ...

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. Albedo is the measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. ...

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. Map of Mars by Giovanni Schiaparelli. ...

Common feature names

Several latin words are used in more than one albedo feature name. These include the following:

• Fons (ˡfǒnz) – fountain
• Fretum (ˡfrē-təm) – strait
• Insula (ˡǐn-sū-lə) – island
• Lacus (ˡlā-kəs) - lake
• Lucus (ˡlū-kəs) - grove
• Mare (ˡmā-rē) – sea
• Nix (ˡnǐks) – snow
• Palus (ˡpā-ləs) - marsh
• Pons (ˡpǒnz) – bridge
• Promontorium (ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-əm) – cape
• Silva (ˡsǐl-və) - wood
• Sinus (ˡsī-nəs) – bay
• Regio (ˡrē-jē-ō) - region

List of features

A

• Abalos (ˡǎ-bə-lōs) – A no-longer existant island in the North Sea, east of Heligoland.
• Achillis Pons (ə-ˡkǐ-lǐs ˡpǒnz) – "Bridge of Achilles"
• Aeolis (ˡē-ō-lǐs) – a modification of Aeolia, the name of the floating western island of Aiolos, the ruler of the winds.
• Aëria (ā-ˡē-rē-ə) – From a poetic name for Egypt.
• Aetheria (ē-ˡthē-rē-ə) – the "upper world" as mentioned in Virgil, Aeneid
• Aethiopis (ē-ˡthī-ō-pǐs) – "Land of the Ethiopian"
• Amazonis (ə-ˡmǎ-zō-nǐs) – "Land of the Amazon"
• Amenthes (ə-ˡměn-thēz) – the Egyptian name for the place to which the souls of the dead depart.
• Aonius Sinus (ā-ˡō-nē-ǔs ˡsī-nəs) – "Bay of the Muses"
• Aquarii Depressio () – "Lowland of Aquarius"
• Arabia (ə-ˡrā-bē-ə) – "Arabia"
• Aram () –
• Arcadia (ar-ˡkā-dē-ə) – From Arcadia, a region of the central Peloponnesus.
• Argyre I (ˡar-jə-rē ˡprī-mə) – "First Silver Land"; in Ptolemy, the capital of the island of "Jabadin", south of Aurea Cherso
• Argyre II (ˡar-jə-rē sē-ˡkǔn-də) – "Second Silver Land"
• Argyroporos (
• Aromatum Promontorium (ə-ˡrǒ-mə-tǔm ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) – "Cape of Fragrant Spices"
• Arsia Silva (ˡar-sē-ə ˡsǐl-və) – A forest northwest of Rome, where the Tarquinii were defeated by the Romans in 509 B.C.
• Aryn Promontorium (ˡā-rǐn ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) – "Cape of Aryn"
• Ascraeus Lacus (ǎs-ˡkrē-əs ˡlā-kəs) - a poetic paraphase of "heliconian" or "rural"
• Atlantis I (ǎt-ˡlǎn-tǐs ˡprī-mə) – "First Atlantis"
• Atlantis II (ǎt-ˡlǎn-tǐs sē-ˡkǔn-də) – "Second Atlantis"
• Ausonia (au-ˡzō-nē-ə) – From a poetic name for Italy.
• Aurea Cherso (ˡau-rē-ə ˡkər-sō) – "Golden Peninsula", ancient name for the Malay Peninsula
• Aureum Cornu (ˡau-rē-ǔm ˡkǒr-nū) – "Golden Horn"
• Aurorae Sinus (au-ˡrō-rē ˡsī-nəs) – "Bay of Dawn"

The Wrath of Achilles, by François-Léon Benouville (1821-1859) (Musée Fabre) In Greek mythology, Achilles, also Akhilleus or Achilleus (Ancient Greek ) was a hero of the Trojan War, the central character and greatest warrior of Homers Iliad. ... In Greek mythology, the , Amazons were either an ancient legendary nation of female warriors or a land dominated by women at the outer edges of their known world. ... MuSE is an acronym that stands for Multiple Streaming Engine. ... Aquarius (Latin for the Water-bearer or Cup-bearer, symbol , Unicode â™’) is the first sign of the zodiac, situated between Capricornus and Pisces. ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. ... Arcadia or Arkadía (Greek Αρκαδία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Peloponnesos (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, sometime Latinized as Peloponnesus or Anglicized as The Peloponnese) is a large peninsula in Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Isthmus of Corinth. ... Athanasius Kirchers map of a possible Atlantis location. ... Athanasius Kirchers map of a possible Atlantis location. ... The Malay Peninsula (Malay: Semenanjung Tanah Melayu) is a major peninsula located in Southeast Asia. ...

B-E

• Baltia (ˡbal-shə) – From a name for the regions near the Baltic Sea.
• Bathys Portus (ˡbā-thǐs ˡpǒr-təs) –
• Bosporium Promontorium (bǒs-ˡpō-rē-ǔm ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) – "Cape of the Bosphorus"
• Bosporus/Bosphorus Gemmatus (ˡbǒs-pō-rǔs / ˡbǒs-fō-rǔs jě-ˡmā-təs) – "Bejewelled Bosphorus"
• Brangaena (brǎn-ˡjē-nə) –
• Campi Phlegraei (ˡkǎm-pī flē-ˡgrē-ī) – "Fields of Phlegra"
• Cebrenia (sē-ˡbrē-nē-ə) –
• Cecropia (sē-ˡkrō-pē-ə) – "Land of Cecrops"
• Chalce (ˡkǎl-sē) –
• Charitum Promontorium (ˡkǎ-rǐ-tǔm ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) – "Cape of the Graces"
• Chironis Fretum (kīˡrō-nǐs ˡfrē-təm) – "Strait of Chiron"
• Chryse (ˡkrī-sē) – Chryse was an island rich in gold in the Far East of Erythraeum
• Chrysokeras (krī-ˡsǒ-kə-rəs) – The Golden Horn
• Cimmeria Insula (sǐ-ˡmē-rē-ə ˡǐn-sū-lə) – "Cimmerian Island"
• Circaeum Promontorium (sər-ˡsē-əm ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) - "Cape of Circe"
• Coracis Portus (ˡkǒ-rə-sǐs ˡpǒr-təs) – "Haven of Corax"
• Cydonia (sī-ˡdō-nē-ə) – poetic name for Crete
• Depressio Pontica (dē-ˡprě-shō ˡpǒn-tǐ-kə) – "Lowlands of Pontus"
• Depressiones Aoniae (dē-ˌprě-shē-ˡō-nēz ā-ˡō-nē-ē) – "Lowlands of the Muses"
• Deucalionis Regio (ˌdū-kā-lē-ˡō-nǐs ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Deucalion"
• Dia (ˡdī-ə)
• Dioscuria (ˌdī-ǒs-ˡkū-rē-ə) – "Land of the Dioscuri"
• Eden (ˡē-dən) – From Eden, the biblical paradise.
• Edom (ˡē-dəm) – From Edom, an ancient kingdom in modern Jordan.
• Electris (ē-ˡlěk-trǐs) –
• Elysium (ē-ˡlǐ-zhəm) – From Elysium, the Greek land of dead heroes.
• Eridania (ˌě-rǐ-ˡdā-nē-ə) –

The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... Fatih Sultan Mehmed Bridge over the Bosporus seen from over Rumelihisarı This article is about the strait; Bosphorus is also a Turkish Boğaziçi or İstanbul Boğazı) is a strait that separates the European part (Rumeli) of Turkey from its Asian part (Anadolu), connecting the Sea of Marmara (Marmara Denizi) with... Fatih Sultan Mehmed Bridge over the Bosporus seen from over Rumelihisarı This article is about the strait; Bosphorus is also a Turkish Boğaziçi or İstanbul Boğazı) is a strait that separates the European part (Rumeli) of Turkey from its Asian part (Anadolu), connecting the Sea of Marmara (Marmara Denizi) with... Phlegra is a mythical location in both Greek and Roman mythology. ... The name Cecrops means face with a tail and it is said that this mythical Greek king, born from the earth itself, had his top half shaped like a man and the bottom half in serpent or fish-tail form. ... The Three Graces, from Sandro Botticellis painting Primavera Uffizi Gallery In Greek mythology, the Charites were the graces. ... In Greek mythology, Chiron (hand) — sometimes spelled Cheiron or Kiron — was held as the superlative centaur over his brethren. ... View of Golden Horn from Eyup Sultan Cemetery The Golden Horn (in Turkish Haliç, in Greek Khrysokeras or Chrysoceras or Χρυσοκερας) is an estuary dividing the city of Istanbul. ... Circe, a painting by Edward Burne-Jones. ... After the colonisation of the Anatolian shores by the Ionian Greeks, Pontus soon became a name which was applied, in ancient times, to extensive tracts of country in the northeast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) bordering on the Euxine (Black Sea), which was often called simply Pontos (the Main), by... For other uses see Muse (disambiguation). ... Deucalion In Greek mythology, Deucalion, or Deukálion (new-wine sailor) was the name of at least two figures: a son of Prometheus, and a son of Minos. ... Castor (or Kastor) and Polydeuces (sometimes called Pollux), were in Greek mythology the twin sons of Leda and the brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. ... The various meanings of Eden: Garden of Eden Eden programming language Garden of Eden pattern, a term used in cellular automata Eden is the name of a film. ... Edom (אֱדוֹם, Standard Hebrew Edom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔḏôm, Assyrian Udumi, Syriac ܐܕܘܡ), a Hebrew word meaning red, is a name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible, as well as to the nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to him. ... In Greek mythology, Elysium was a section of the Underworld (the spelling Elysium is a Latinization of the Greek word Elysion). ...

H-L

• Hammonis Cornu (hǎ-ˡmō-nǐs ˡkǒr-nū) – "Horn of Ammon"
• Hellas (ˡhě-ləs) – "Greece".
• Heraeum Promontorium (hē-ˡrē-əm ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) – "Cape of Hera"
• Herculis Columnae (ˡhər-kū-lǐs kō-ˡlǔm-nē) – "Pillars of Hercules"
• Herculis Pons (ˡhər-kū-lǐs ˡpǒnz) – "Bridge of Hercules"
• Hesperia(hěs-ˡpē-rē-ə) – "Land of Dawn"
• Horarum Promontorium (hō-ˡrā-rəm ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) – "Cape of the Hours"
• Iapygia (ˌī-ə-ˡpǐ-jē-ə) –
• Icaria (ī-ˡkā-rē-ə) –
• Ierne (ī-ˡər-nē) – A name for Ireland.
• Isidis Regio (ˡǐ-zǐ-dǐs ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Isis"
• Ismenius Lacus (ǐz-ˡmē-nē-ǔs ˡlā-kəs) –
• Jani Fretum () – "Strait of Janus"
• Juventae Fons (jū-ˡvěn-tē ˡfǒnz) – "Fountain of Youth"
• Lacus Moeris (ˡlā-kəs ˡmē-rǐs) –
• Lemuria (lē-ˡmū-rē-ə) – From Lemuria, a fictional sunken land in the Pacific.
• Lunae Lacus (ˡlū-nē ˡlā-kəs) – "Lake of the Moon"
• Libya (ˡlǐ-bē-ə) – "Libya".

Ammon or Ammonites (עַמּוֹן People, Standard Hebrew ʻAmmon, Tiberian Hebrew ʻAmmôn), also referred to in the Bible as the children of Ammon, were a people living east of the Jordan river, who along with the Moabites traced their origin to Lot, the nephew of the patriarch Abraham, and who were... In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hêra (IPA pronunciation: ; Greek or ) was the wife and sister of Zeus. ... Hercules, a Roman bronze (Louvre Museum) In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Herakles (glory of Hera, Ἥρα + κλέος, ) was a divine hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, stepson of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus. ... Hercules, a Roman bronze (Louvre Museum) In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Herakles (glory of Hera, Ἥρα + κλέος, ) was a divine hero, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, stepson of Amphitryon and great-grandson of Perseus. ... It has been suggested that Isis in literature be merged into this article or section. ... Janus may refer to: Janus (mythology), the two-faced god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings in Roman mythology Janus of Cyprus, king of Cypress from 1398 to 1432 Janus Junius Toland, a sobriquet of pantheist philosopher John Toland Janus Ulitius, the latinized name of 17th century philologist Jan... The Fountain of Youth by Lucas Cranach the Elder The Fountain of Youth is a legendary spring that reputedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks of its waters. ... In Roman religion Lemuria is the Feast of the Lemures, during which the unwholesome and malevolent spectres of the restless dead (lemures) were propitiated. ...

M-N

• Mare Acidalium (ˡmā-rē ˌǎ-sǐ-ˡdā-lē-əm) – named for the fountain Acidalia in Boeotia, where the Graces used to bathe
• Mare Australe (ˡmā-rē aus-ˡtrā-lē) – "Southern Sea"
• Mare Cimmerium (ˡmā-rē sǐ-ˡmē-rē-əm) – "Cimmerian Sea", named after an ancient Thracian seafaring people
• Mare Chronium (ˡmā-rē ˡkrō-nē-əm) –
• Mare Erythraeum (ˡmā-rē ˌě-rǐ-ˡthrē-əm) – "Red Sea"
• Mare Hadriaticum (ˡmā-rē ˌhā-drē-ˡǎ-tǐ-kǔm) – "Adriatic Sea"
• Mare Oceanidum (ˡmā-rē ˌō-shē-ˡǎ-nǐ-dǔm) – "Sea of the Oceanids"
• Mare Sirenum (ˡmā-rē sī-ˡrē-nəm) – "Sea of Sirens"
• Mare Tyrrhenum (ˡmā-rē tǐ-ˡrē-nəm) – "Tyrrhenian Sea"
• Margaritifer Sinus (ˌmar-gə-ˡrǐ-tǐ-fər ˡsī-nəs) – "Pearl-bearing Bay"
• Memnonia (měm-ˡnō-nē-ə) –
• Meroë Insula (ˡmě-rō-ē ˡǐn-sū-lə) – "Island of Meroe"
• Mons Argenteus (ˡmǒnz ar-ˡjěn-tē-əs) – "Silver mountain"
• Neith Regio (ˡnēth ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Neith"
• Nereidum Promontorium (nē-ˡrē-ǐ-dǔm ˌprǒ-mən-ˡtō-rē-ǔm) – "Cape of the Nereids
• Nerigos (ˡně-rǐ-gōs) –
• Niliacus Lacus – (nǐ-ˡlī-ə-kǔs ˡlā-kəs)
• Nix Atlantica – (ˡnǐks ǎt-ˡlǎn-tǐ-kə) "Atlantic Snow"
• Nix Olympica – (ˡnǐks ō-ˡlǐm-pǐ-kə) "Olympian Snow"
• Noachis – (ˡnō-ə-kǐs) "Land of Noah"
• Nodus Gordii – (ˡnō-dǔs ˡgǒr-dē-ī) "Gordian Knot"
• Novissima Thyle (nō-ˡvǐ-sǐ-mə ˡthī-lē) – "Newest Thule"

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O-S

• Octantis Depressio – "Lowland of Octans"
• Ogygis Regio (ˡǒ-jǐ-jǐs ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Ogyges"
• Ophir (ˡō-fər) – From Ophir, a biblical land of gold.
• Ortygia (ǒr-ˡtǐ-jē-ə) –
• Panchaia (pǎn-ˡkā-ə)
• Phaëthontis (ˌfā-ǐ-ˡthǒn-tǐs) – "Land of Phaethon"
• Phlegra (ˡflē-grə) –
• Phoenicis Lacus (fē-ˡnī-sǐs ˡlā-kəs) – "Lake of the Phoenix"
• Phrixi Regio () – "Region of Phrixus"
• Promethei Sinus (prō-ˡmē-thē-ī ˡsī-nəs) – "Bay of Prometheus"
• Propontis (prō-ˡpǒn-tǐs) – From an old name for the Sea of Marmara.
• Protei Regio (ˡprō-tē-ī ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Proteus"
• Pyrrhae Regio (ˡpǐ-rē ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Pyrrha"
• Scandia (ˡskǎn-dē-ə) – From a name for Skåne or Scandinavia.
• Scheria Insula (ˡskē-rē-ə ˡǐn-sū-lə) – "Scheria Island"
• Sinus Sabaeus (ˡsī-nǔs sə-ˡbē-əs) – "Bay of Sheba"
• Solis Lacus (ˡsō-lǐs ˡlā-kəs) – "Lake of the Sun"
• Syrtis Major (ˡsər-tǐs ˡmā-jər) – a Libyan gulf, now Gulf of Sirte.
• Syrtis Minor (ˡsər-tǐs ˡmī-nər) –

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T-Z

• Tempe (ˡtěm-pē) –
• Tharsis (ˡthar-sǐs) – "Tarshish" (Tartessos)
• Thaumasia (thau-ˡmā-zhə) – "Land of Wonders"
• Thyle I (ˡthī-lē ˡprī-mə) – "First Thule"
• Thyle II (ˡthī-lē sē-ˡkǔn-də) – "Second Thule"
• Thymiamata (ˌthǐ-mē–ˡǎ-mə-tə) – "Incenses"
• Titanum Sinus (tī-ˡtā-nəm ˡsī-nəs) – "Bay of the Titans"
• Tithonius Lacus – (tī-ˡthō-nē-əs ˡlā-kəs)
• Trivium Charontis (ˡtrǐ-vē-ǔm kə-ˡrǒn-tǐs) – "Crossroads of Charon"
• Uchronia (ū-ˡkrō-nē-ə) – "Nowhen"
• Utopia (ū-ˡtō-pē-ə) – "Nowhere, Utopia"
• Vulcani Pelagus (vŭl-ˡkā-nī ˡpĕ-lə-gŭs) – "Sea of Vulcan"
• Xisuthri Regio (zī-ˡsū-thrī ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Xisuthrus"
• Yaonis Regio (ˡyā-ō-nǐs ˡrē-jē-ō) – "Region of Emperor Yao"
• Zephyria (zē-ˡfǐ-rē-ə) – "Land of the West Wind (Zephyr)"

Tarshish occurs in the Hebrew Bible with two meanings: One of the sons of Javan. ... Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula (in modern Andalusia, Spain), at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. ... Thule as Tile on the Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus. ... Thule as Tile on the Carta Marina by Olaus Magnus. ... In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτάνες) were a race of powerful deities that ruled during the legendary Golden Age. ... Charon may refer to: Charon (mythology) - the figure from Greek, and later Christian mythology, who ferried the dead across the river Acheron in the underworld Hades and Hell, respectively. ... It has been suggested that utopianism be merged into this article or section. ... The Forge of Vulcan, by Diego Velázquez. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Emperor Yao (Traditional Chinese:堯, Simplified Chinese:尧) (2337 - 2258 BC) was a semi-mythical Chinese ruler, one of the Three August Ones and the Five Emperors. ... Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind, and the goddess Flora, from an 1875 painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau. ...

See also

• Mars
• Martian canals
• List of Martian canals

For the Roman god, see Mars (mythology). ... Map of Mars by Giovanni Schiaparelli. ...

References

• The Origins of Martian Nomenclature, T. L. MacDonald, 1971.
• The Planet Mars: A History of Observation and Discovery, William Sheehan.