Mars feature names beginning with L

Index

La Paz

1km crater

named in 1979 -- Mexican port.

Labeatis Catenae

318km catena (chain of craters)

named in 1988 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Labeatis Fossae

616km fossa (long, narrow, shallow depression)

named in 1985 -- Previously named feature at 30N, 75; expanded coordinates.

Labeatis Fossae

388km fossa (long, narrow, shallow depression)

named in 1985 -- Previously named feature at 30N, 75; expanded coordinates.

Labeatis Mensa

120km mensa (mesa, flat-topped elevation)

named in 1988 -- Albedo feature name.

Labou Vallis

201km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1985 -- French word for Mars.

Labria

60km crater

named in 1979 -- Town in Brazil.

Lachute

13km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Canada.

Ladon Valles

238km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1976 -- Ancient European river (Greece).

Laestrygon (Laestrigon)

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- Man eating giants who lived in the west.

Laf

6km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in the United Republic of Cameroon.

Lagarto

19km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Brazil.

Lamas

21km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Peru.

Lambert

87km crater

named in 1973 -- Johann H.; German physicist (1728-1777).

Lamont

72km crater

named in 1973 -- Johann von; German astronomer (1805-1879).

Lampland

71km crater

named in 1973 -- Carl O.; American astronomer (1873-1951).

Land

5km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Alabama, USA.

Lar

6km crater

named in 1979 -- Town in Iran.

Lassell

86km crater

named in 1973 -- William; British astronomer (1799-1880).

Lasswitz

122km crater

named in 1976 -- Kurd; German author (1848-1910).

Lau

109km crater

named in 1973 -- Hans E.; Danish astronomer (1879-1918).

Le Verrier

139km crater

named in 1973 -- Urbain J.; French astronomer (1811-1877).

Lebu

20km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Chile.

Lemgo

11km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Germany.

Lemuria

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- Designation of purported drowned continent south of India; also relates to lemur monkeys found on Madagascar and Sunda islands.

Lexington

5km crater

named in 1979 -- American colony (Massachusetts).

Li Fan

103km crater

named in 1973 -- Chinese astronomer (c. A.D. 85).

Liais

128km crater

named in 1973 -- Emmanuel; French astronomer (1826-1900).

Libertad

31km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Venezuela.

Libya

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- Area from W. Egypt to greater Syrtis.

Libya Montes

1229km mons (mountain)

named in 1979 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Licus Vallis

244km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1982 -- Ancient river in France; modern Lech River.

Linpu

17km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in China (Chekiang).

Lins

6km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Brazil.

Liris Valles

616km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1985 -- Ancient river in Italy, modern name is Liri.

Lisboa

1km crater

named in 1979 -- Portuguese port.

Liu Hsin

129km crater

named in 1973 -- Chinese astronomer (d. A.D. 22).

Livny

10km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in the USSR (Russian SFSR).

Lobo Vallis

vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1988 -- Modern river in Ivory Coast.

Locana

7km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Italy.

Lockyer

74km crater

named in 1973 -- Joseph N.; British astronomer (1836-1920).

Locras Valles

148km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1979 -- Ancient European river (Corsica, France).

Lod

7km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Israel.

Lohse

156km crater

named in 1973 -- Oswald; German astronomer (1845-1915).

Loire Valles

670km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1982 -- Modern river in France.

Loja

10km crater

named in 1979 -- Town in Ecuador.

Lomonosov

151km crater

named in 1973 -- Mikhail V.; Russian chemist (1711-1765).

Longa

10km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Angola.

Lorica

67km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Colombia.

Los

crater

named in 1979 -- Town in Sweden.

Lota

13km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Chile.

Loto

22km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Zaire.

Louros Valles

423km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1982 -- Modern river in Greece.

Lowell

201km crater

named in 1973 -- Percival; American astronomer (1855-1916).

Luck

7km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Wisconsin, USA.

Luga

42km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in the USSR (Russian SFSR).

Luki

20km crater

named in 1979 -- Town in the USSR (Ukrainian SSR).

Lunae Mensa

106km mensa (mesa, flat-topped elevation)

named in 1988 -- Albedo feature name.

Lunae Palus

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- Roman Moon goddess Luna; 'Luna's Swamp,' or African Lunae Mountains where Nile was thought to originate.

Lunae Planum

1845km planum (plateau or high plain)

named in 1973 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Lutsk

5km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in the USSR (Ukrainian SSR).

Luzin

86km crater

named in 1976 -- N. N.; Russian mathematician (1883-1950).

Lycus Sulci

1639km sulcus (subparallel furrows and ridges)

named in 1976 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Lyell

134km crater

named in 1973 -- Charles; British geologist (1797-1875).

Lyot

220km crater

named in 1973 -- Bernard; French astronomer (1897-1952).