Mars feature names beginning with M

Index

Ma'Adim Vallis

861km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1973 -- Word for 'Mars' in Hebrew.

Mädler

100km crater

named in 1973 -- Johann H. von; German astronomer (1794-1874).

Madrid

3km crater

named in 1979 -- Spanish tracking site.

Mafra

12km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Brazil.

Magadi

57km crater

named in 1979 -- Town in Kenya.

Magelhaens

102km crater

named in 1976 -- Fernao de; Portuguese navigator (1480-1521).

Maggini

146km crater

named in 1973 -- Mentore; Italian astronomer (1890-1941).

Maidstone

9km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in England.

Main

102km crater

named in 1973 -- Robert; British astronomer (1808-1878).

Maja Valles

1311km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1979 -- Nepali word for 'Mars'.

Malea Planum

1068km planum (plateau or high plain)

named in 1985 -- From albedo feature at 60S, 290W.

Mamers Vallis

945km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1976 -- Word for 'Mars' in Oscan.

Manah

9km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Oman.

Mangala Valles

880km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1973 -- Word for 'Mars' in Sanskrit.

Manti

crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Utah, USA.

Manzi

7km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Burma.

Maraldi

119km crater

named in 1973 -- Giacomo F.; French astronomer (1665-1729).

Marbach

20km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Switzerland.

Marca

83km crater

named in 1985 -- Village in Peru.

Mareotis Fossae

795km fossa (long, narrow, shallow depression)

named in 1973 -- From albedo feature at 32N, 96W.

Margaritifer Chaos

500km chaos (distinctive area of broken terrain)

named in 1976 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Margaritifer Sinus

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- 'Pearl Bay', after Pearl Coast, South India.

Margaritifer Terra

2049km terra (extensive land mass)

named in 1979 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Mariner

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.

Marth

104km crater

named in 1973 -- Albert; British astronomer (1828-1897).

Martz

91km crater

named in 1973 -- Edwin P.; American physicist (1916-1967).

Matrona Vallis

50km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1985 -- Classical river in France; present Marne River.

Maumee Valles

116km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1976 -- North American river (Indiana, Ohio).

Maunder

93km crater

named in 1973 -- Edward W.; British astronomer (1851-1928).

Mawrth Vallis

575km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1979 -- Welsh word for 'Mars'.

McLaughlin

90km crater

named in 1973 -- Dean B.; American astronomer (1901-1965).

Medrissa

crater

named in 1988 -- Town in Algeria.

Medusae Fossae

291km fossa (long, narrow, shallow depression)

named in 1973 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Medusae Sulci

91km sulcus (subparallel furrows and ridges)

named in 1985 -- Albedo feature name.

Mega

13km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Ethiopia.

Melas Chasma

526km chasma (canyon)

named in 1973 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Melas Dorsa

501km dorsum (ridge)

named in 1976 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Melas Fossae

313km fossa (long, narrow, shallow depression)

named in 1985 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Melas Labes

128km labes (landslide)

named in 1985 -- From albedo feature at 10S, 74W.

Memnonia

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- Land of Memnon, King of Crete.

Memnonia Fossae

1370km fossa (long, narrow, shallow depression)

named in 1973 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Memnonia Sulci

361km sulcus (subparallel furrows and ridges)

named in 1985 -- Albedo feature name.

Mena

31km crater

named in 1979 -- Town in the USSR (Russian SFSR).

Mendel

82km crater

named in 1973 -- Gregor J.; Austrian biologist (1822-1884).

Meridiani Sinus

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- 'Middle Bay,' from Flammarion map.

Meridiani Terra

1622km terra (extensive land mass)

named in 1979 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Meroe

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- Ethiopian island on Nile; now Atbar.

Meroe Patera

60km patera (shallow crater; scalloped, complex edge)

named in 1982 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Mie

93km crater

named in 1973 -- Gustav; German physicist (1868-1957).

Mila

10km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Algeria.

Milankovic

113km crater

named in 1973 -- Milutin; Yugoslav geophysicist, astrophysicist (1879-1958).

Millochau

102km crater

named in 1973 -- Gaston; French astronomer (b. 1866).

Minio Vallis

73km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1985 -- Classical river in Italy.

Misk

10km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Turkey.

Mitchel

141km crater

named in 1973 -- Ormsby M.; American astronomer (1809-1862).

Moab

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- Biblical town bordering Edom.

Moeris Lacus

albedo feature

named in 1958 -- 'Moeris Lake;' Moeris was Egyptian lake in Libyan Desert.

Mohawk

11km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in New York, USA.

Molesworth

175km crater

named in 1973 -- Percy B.; British astronomer (1867-1908).

Moreux

138km crater

named in 1973 -- Theophile; French astronomer and meteorologist (1867-1954).

Morpheos Rupes

321km rupes (scarp)

named in 1982 -- Classical albedo feature name.

Mosa Vallis

134km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1985 -- Modern river in Western Europe.

Moss

8km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Norway.

Müller

120km crater

named in 1973 -- Carl H.; German astronomer (1851-1925); same crater as above.

Müller

120km crater

named in 1973 -- Hermann J.; American geneticist (1890-1967).

Munda Vallis

22km vallis (sinuous valley)

named in 1985 -- Classical river in ancient Lusitania, modern Mondega River in Portugal.

Murgoo

24km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Australia.

Musmar

crater

named in 1988 -- Small town in Sudan.

Mut

7km crater

named in 1976 -- Town in Turkey.

Mutch

200km crater

named in 1985 -- Dr. Thomas A.; American geologist, Viking Lander Imaging Team leader (1931-1980).