Mars Quadrangles

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The surface of Mars has been divided into thirty cartographic quadrangles by the United States Geological Survey. The maps below were produced by the Mars Global Surveyor's Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter; redder colors indicate higher elevations. The maps of the equatorial quadrangles use a Mercator projection, while those of the mid-latitude quadrangles use a Lambert conformal conic projection, and the maps of the polar quadrangles use a polar stereographic projection.

See the Mars Atlas for a general view of Mars.

Number Name Latitudes Longitudes Features Map
MC-01 Mare Boreum 65–90° N 180° W–180° E Korolev, Northern ice cap Topographical map of Mare Boreum
MC-02 Diacria 30–65° N 120–180° W Milankovic Crater Topographical map of Diacria quadrangle
MC-03 Arcadia 30–65° N 60–120° W Topographical map of Arcadia quadrangle
MC-04 Mare Acidalium 30–65° N 0–60° W Face on Mars, Cydonia Topographical map of Mare Acidalium quadrangle
MC-05 Ismenius Lacus 30–65° N 0–60° E Lyot Crater Topographical map of Ismenius Lacus quadrangle
MC-06 Casius 30–65° N 60–120° E Topographical map of Casius quadrangle
MC-07 Cebrenia 30–65° N 120–180° E Hecates Tholus File:USGS-Mars-MC-7-CebreniaRegion-mola.png
MC-08 Amazonis 0–30° N 135–180° W File:USGS-Mars-MC-8-AmazonisRegion-mola.png
MC-09 Tharsis 0–30° N 90–135° W Olympus Mons,

Ascraeus Mons,

Pavonis Mons,

Noctis Labyrinthus

Topographical map of Tharsis quadrangle
MC-10 Lunae Palus 0–30° N 45–90° W Topographical map of Lunae Palus quadrangle
MC-11 Oxia Palus 0–30° N 0–45° W Topographical map of Oxia Palus quadrangle
MC-12 Arabia 0–30° N 0–45° E 150px
MC-13 Syrtis Major 0–30° N 45–90° E Jezero Crater File:USGS-Mars-MC-13-SyrtisMajorRegion-mola.png
MC-14 Amenthes 0–30° N 90–135° E 150px
MC-15 Elysium 0–30° N 135–180° E Elysium Mons 150px
MC-16 Memnonia 0–30° S 135–180° W 150px
MC-17 Phoenicis Lacus 0–30° S 90–135° W Arsia Mons File:USGS-Mars-MC-17-PhoenicisRegion-mola.png
MC-18 Coprates 0–30° S 45–90° W Valles Marienis File:USGS-Mars-MC-18-CopratesRegion-mola.png
MC-19 Margaritifer Sinus 0–30° S 0–45° W Topographical map of Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle
MC-20 Sinus Sabaeus 0–30° S 0–45° E 150px
MC-21 Iapygia 0–30° S 45–90° E 150px
MC-22 Mare Tyrrhenum 0–30° S 90–135° E 150px
MC-23 Aeolis 0–30° S 135–180° E Gale Crater,

Gusev Crater,

Ma'adim Vallis

Topographical map of Aeolis quadrangle
MC-24 Phaethontis 30–65° S 120–180° W 150px
MC-25 Thaumasia 30–65° S 60–120° W 150px
MC-26 Argyre 30–65° S 0–60° W Argyre basin File:USGS-Mars-MC-26-ArgyreRegion-mola.png
MC-27 Noachis 30–65° S 0–60° E File:USGS-Mars-MC-27-NoachisRegion-mola.png
MC-28 Hellas 30–65° S 60–120° E Hellas basin File:USGS-Mars-MC-28-HellasRegion-mola.png
MC-29 Eridania 30–65° S 120–180° E File:USGS-Mars-MC-29-EridaniaRegion-mola.png
MC-30 Mare Australe 65–90° S 180° W – 180° E File:USGS-Mars-MC-30-MareAustraleRegion-mola.png