List of catenae on Mars

List of catenae on Mars

This is a list of named catenae on Mars. In planetary geology, a catena is a chain of similarly sized impact craters. On Mars, they are named after nearby classical albedo features as prescribed by the International Astronomical Union's rules for planetary nomenclature.

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*This article was adapted from the [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature]

ee also

*List of craters on Mars


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