Tholi on Mars
29 named features carry the IAU descriptor Tholus — a small domical mountain or hill on Mars, out of 109 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
29
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 1.4%
Largest
698 km
Cerberus Tholi
Median size
54.5 km
Across the 29 with a measured diameter
Named between
1973–2021
IAU approval dates
How tholi on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 29 tholi with a recorded origin, 4 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek16Latin9China3Great Britain1
All 29 tholi on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Cerberus Tholi698 kmScandia Tholi398 kmCimmeria Tholi222 kmSinai Tholus200 kmHecates Tholus182 kmBiblis Tholus169 kmAlbor Tholus158 kmTharsis Tholus149 kmHesperus Tholus135 kmCeraunius Tholus129 kmUlysses Tholus103 kmNewton Tholus80.4 kmUranius Tholus61.4 kmJovis Tholus58.1 kmIssedon Tholus54.5 kmSirenum Tholus53.9 kmAonia Tholus53.7 kmZephyria Tholus35.9 kmNia Tholus34 kmApollinaris Tholus32.4 kmSisyphi Tholus27.5 kmWenjiashi Tholi22 kmNoctis Tholus18 kmW Mareotis Tholus13.2 kmNili Tholus7 kmMohe Tholi6 kmE Mareotis Tholus4.6 kmN Mareotis Tholus3.6 kmYaodian Tholus0.8 km
Tholi elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 4 other worlds, for 80 more features.