Sulci on Mars
14 named features carry the IAU descriptor Sulcus — a set of parallel grooves and ridges on Mars, out of 70 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
14
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 0.7%
Largest
1,351 km
Lycus Sulci
Median size
379 km
Across the 14 with a measured diameter
Named between
1976–2013
IAU approval dates
How sulci on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 14 sulci with a recorded origin, 2 categories appear, led by Latin.
Latin8Greek6
All 14 sulci on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Sulci elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 3 other worlds, for 56 more features.