Paterae on Mars
30 named features carry the IAU descriptor Patera — an irregular or scalloped-edged crater, usually volcanic on Mars, out of 280 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
30
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 1.5%
Largest
506 km
Phison Patera
Median size
61.45 km
Across the 30 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2024
IAU approval dates
How paterae on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 30 paterae with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek20Latin8Hebrew2
All 30 paterae on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Phison Patera506 kmOrcus Patera388 kmMalea Patera242 kmPityusa Patera197 kmAmphitrites Patera130 kmPeneus Patera129 kmUranius Patera114 kmApollinaris Patera89.6 kmOlympus Paterae85 kmIsmenia Patera82 kmEden Patera80 kmNili Patera67.5 kmHadriaca Patera66 kmAlba Patera66 kmZeus Patera65 kmUlysses Patera57.9 kmXanthe Patera55 kmBiblis Patera53.6 kmMeroe Patera52.6 kmSiloe Patera39.1 kmHermes Patera37 kmOxus Patera33.4 kmHera Patera32 kmApollo Patera24 kmDionysus Patera23 kmNectaris Patera22 kmEuphrates Patera20.3 kmAthena Patera19 kmTyrrhena Patera12.6 kmIssedon Paterae5.3 km
Paterae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 4 other worlds, for 250 more features.