Fluctus on Mars
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Fluctus — a flow of erupted material on Mars, out of 81 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 0.1%
Largest
794 km
Tantalus Fluctus
Median size
607 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
1985–2014
IAU approval dates
How fluctus on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 fluctus with a recorded origin, 2 categories appear, led by Latin.
Latin2Greek1
All 3 fluctus on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Fluctus elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 3 other worlds, for 78 more features.