Mensae on Mars
38 named features carry the IAU descriptor Mensa — a flat-topped elevation with cliff-like edges on Mars, out of 50 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
38
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 1.9%
Largest
2,176 km
Nepenthes Mensae
Median size
170 km
Across the 38 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2021
IAU approval dates
How mensae on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 38 mensae with a recorded origin, 5 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek19Latin14Roman3Slovenia1China1
All 38 mensae on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Nepenthes Mensae2,176 kmProtonilus Mensae1,034 kmDeuteronilus Mensae919 kmAeolis Mensae785 kmCydonia Mensae765 kmNilosyrtis Mensae676 kmSacra Mensa577 kmNilokeras Mensae451 kmAmazonis Mensa414 kmEos Mensa347 kmOlympia Mensae335 kmZephyria Mensae334 kmCapri Mensa282 kmMelas Mensa245 kmCoprates Mensa240 kmAcidalia Mensa227 kmNilus Mensae207 kmBaetis Mensa181 kmAustrale Mensa172 kmChrysas Mensa167 kmIus Mensa160 kmGanges Mensa136 kmCeti Mensa134 kmAbalos Mensa129 kmLabeatis Mensa125 kmTenuis Mensa121 kmCandor Mensa117 kmJuventae Mensa116 kmLunae Mensa115 kmHebes Mensa113 kmOphir Mensa103 kmAusonia Mensa103 kmNia Mensa95 kmTempe Mensa55.4 kmAscraeus Mensa34.9 kmPeneus Mensa30 kmIzola Mensa10.8 kmWenjiashi Mensa4 km
Mensae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 2 other worlds, for 12 more features.