Mars feature names beginning with M
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861km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1973 -- Word for 'Mars' in Hebrew.
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100km crater
- named in 1973 -- Johann H. von; German astronomer (1794-1874).
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3km crater
- named in 1979 -- Spanish tracking site.
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12km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Brazil.
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57km crater
- named in 1979 -- Town in Kenya.
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102km crater
- named in 1976 -- Fernao de; Portuguese navigator (1480-1521).
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146km crater
- named in 1973 -- Mentore; Italian astronomer (1890-1941).
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9km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in England.
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102km crater
- named in 1973 -- Robert; British astronomer (1808-1878).
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1311km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1979 -- Nepali word for 'Mars'.
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1068km
planum
(plateau or high plain)
- named in 1985 -- From albedo feature at 60S, 290W.
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945km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1976 -- Word for 'Mars' in Oscan.
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9km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Oman.
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880km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1973 -- Word for 'Mars' in Sanskrit.
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crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Utah, USA.
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7km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Burma.
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119km crater
- named in 1973 -- Giacomo F.; French astronomer (1665-1729).
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20km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Switzerland.
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83km crater
- named in 1985 -- Village in Peru.
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795km
fossa
(long, narrow, shallow depression)
- named in 1973 -- From albedo feature at 32N, 96W.
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500km
chaos
(distinctive area of broken terrain)
- named in 1976 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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albedo feature
- named in 1958 -- 'Pearl Bay', after Pearl Coast, South India.
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2049km
terra
(extensive land mass)
- named in 1979 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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151km crater
- named in 1967 -- Name given to the crater that fills most of the famous picture No. 11 taken by Mariner IV in 1965.
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104km crater
- named in 1973 -- Albert; British astronomer (1828-1897).
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91km crater
- named in 1973 -- Edwin P.; American physicist (1916-1967).
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50km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1985 -- Classical river in France; present Marne River.
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116km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1976 -- North American river (Indiana, Ohio).
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93km crater
- named in 1973 -- Edward W.; British astronomer (1851-1928).
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575km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1979 -- Welsh word for 'Mars'.
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90km crater
- named in 1973 -- Dean B.; American astronomer (1901-1965).
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crater
- named in 1988 -- Town in Algeria.
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291km
fossa
(long, narrow, shallow depression)
- named in 1973 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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91km
sulcus
(subparallel furrows and ridges)
- named in 1985 -- Albedo feature name.
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13km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Ethiopia.
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526km
chasma
(canyon)
- named in 1973 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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501km
dorsum
(ridge)
- named in 1976 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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313km
fossa
(long, narrow, shallow depression)
- named in 1985 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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128km
labes
(landslide)
- named in 1985 -- From albedo feature at 10S, 74W.
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albedo feature
- named in 1958 -- Land of Memnon, King of Crete.
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1370km
fossa
(long, narrow, shallow depression)
- named in 1973 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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361km
sulcus
(subparallel furrows and ridges)
- named in 1985 -- Albedo feature name.
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31km crater
- named in 1979 -- Town in the USSR (Russian SFSR).
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82km crater
- named in 1973 -- Gregor J.; Austrian biologist (1822-1884).
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albedo feature
- named in 1958 -- 'Middle Bay,' from Flammarion map.
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1622km
terra
(extensive land mass)
- named in 1979 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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albedo feature
- named in 1958 -- Ethiopian island on Nile; now Atbar.
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60km
patera
(shallow crater; scalloped, complex edge)
- named in 1982 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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93km crater
- named in 1973 -- Gustav; German physicist (1868-1957).
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10km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Algeria.
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113km crater
- named in 1973 -- Milutin; Yugoslav geophysicist, astrophysicist (1879-1958).
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102km crater
- named in 1973 -- Gaston; French astronomer (b. 1866).
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73km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1985 -- Classical river in Italy.
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10km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Turkey.
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141km crater
- named in 1973 -- Ormsby M.; American astronomer (1809-1862).
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albedo feature
- named in 1958 -- Biblical town bordering Edom.
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albedo feature
- named in 1958 -- 'Moeris Lake;' Moeris was Egyptian lake in Libyan Desert.
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11km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in New York, USA.
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175km crater
- named in 1973 -- Percy B.; British astronomer (1867-1908).
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138km crater
- named in 1973 -- Theophile; French astronomer and meteorologist (1867-1954).
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321km
rupes
(scarp)
- named in 1982 -- Classical albedo feature name.
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134km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1985 -- Modern river in Western Europe.
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8km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Norway.
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120km crater
- named in 1973 -- Carl H.; German astronomer (1851-1925); same crater as above.
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120km crater
- named in 1973 -- Hermann J.; American geneticist (1890-1967).
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22km
vallis
(sinuous valley)
- named in 1985 -- Classical river in ancient Lusitania, modern Mondega River in Portugal.
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24km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Australia.
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crater
- named in 1988 -- Small town in Sudan.
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7km crater
- named in 1976 -- Town in Turkey.
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200km crater
- named in 1985 -- Dr. Thomas A.; American geologist, Viking Lander Imaging Team leader (1931-1980).