How many montes are there on Mars?

62 features on Mars carry the IAU descriptor Mons, out of 2,049 named places on the world.

What does Mons mean in planetary nomenclature?

Mons is the IAU descriptor term for a mountain. It is used on 7 of the mapped worlds, for 284 named features in total.

Tharsis Montes, 2,059 km across — 30.4% of Mars's own diameter. Classical albedo feature name.

The IAU draws these names from 5 categories: Greek (39), Latin (20), Turkey (1), Tanzania (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1).

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62 named features carry the IAU descriptor Mons — a mountain on Mars, out of 284 in the mapped Solar System.

Named

of 2,049 named places on Mars — 3.0%

Largest

2,059 km

Tharsis Montes

Median size

189 km

Across the 62 with a measured diameter

Named between

1973–2025

IAU approval dates

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 62 montes with a recorded origin, 5 categories appear, led by Greek.

Greek39Latin20Turkey1Tanzania1Bosnia and Herzegovina1

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.

The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 222 more features.