Catenae on Mars
16 named features carry the IAU descriptor Catena — a chain of craters on Mars, out of 59 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
16
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 0.8%
Largest
911 km
Tractus Catena
Median size
212 km
Across the 16 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2006
IAU approval dates
How catenae on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 16 catenae with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek10Latin5Roman1
All 16 catenae on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Tractus Catena911 kmTithoniae Catenae562 kmOphir Catenae509 kmAcheron Catena422 kmPhlegethon Catena400 kmCoprates Catena302 kmArtynia Catena279 kmLabeatis Catenae221 kmCyane Catena204 kmAlba Catena145 kmBaphyras Catena95.5 kmGanges Catena81.3 kmStygis Catena65.4 kmCeraunius Catena50.5 kmElysium Catena48.5 kmHyblaeus Catena10.5 km
Catenae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 43 more features.