Mars surface features

Mars has many surface features that are similar to these on Earth, and a few unique to the planet.

• The general geographic description of Mars: Mars Aereography.

• The general geological description of Mars: Mars Aereology.

For a general description of the Martian geography, see the following article: Geography of Mars

Mars is roughly divided into two types of areas: The older Southern hemisphere, heavily cratered and at a relatively high altitude and the younger northern hemisphere, with a few significant asteroid impact and large plains.

Mars is also marked by three significant geological features: The Tharsis bulge, with a large number of volcanoes including the famous Olympus Mons, the Valles Marineris canyon(s) and the Hellas basin.

Volcanoes

• Map of Martian volcanoes
• Shield Volcanoes

Craters

• Map of Martian craters

Glaciers

Rivers

Terrain:

• Martian gullies

• Chaotic terrain
• Layers

See the Mars atlas.