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Undae on Mars

6 named features carry the IAU descriptor Unda — a dune field on Mars, out of 14 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
6
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 0.3%
Largest
1,508 km
Olympia Undae
Median size
333 km
Across the 6 with a measured diameter
Named between
1988–2015
IAU approval dates

How undae on Mars get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 6 undae with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Greek.

Greek3Roman2Scandinavian1

All 6 undae on Mars

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

Undae elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 2 other worlds, for 8 more features.