Serpentes on Mars
5 named features carry the IAU descriptor Serpens — a sinuous feature with segments of alternating rise and fall on Mars. Nowhere else in the mapped Solar System carries the term.
Named
5
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 0.2%
Largest
539 km
Aeolis Serpens
Median size
95 km
Across the 5 with a measured diameter
Named between
2012–2021
IAU approval dates
How serpentes on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 5 serpentes with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek2Latin2Italy1
All 5 serpentes on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.