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 Features 150px
MC-02 Diacria 30–65° N 120–180° W Features Topographical map of Diacria quadrangle
MC-03 Arcadia 30–65° N 60–120° W Features 150px
MC-04 Mare Acidalium 30–65° N 0–60° W Features 150px
MC-05 Ismenius Lacus 30–65° N 0–60° E Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-5-IsmeniusLacusRegion-mola.png
MC-06 Casius 30–65° N 60–120° E Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-6-CasiusRegion-mola2.png
MC-07 Cebrenia 30–65° N 120–180° E Hecates Tholus 150px
MC-08 Amazonis 0–30° N 135–180° W Features 150px
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 Features Topographical map of Lunae Palus quadrangle
MC-11 Oxia Palus 0–30° N 0–45° W Features Topographical map of Oxia Palus quadrangle
MC-12 Arabia 0–30° N 0–45° E Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-12-ArabiaRegion-mola.png
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 Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-14-AmenthesRegion-mola.png
MC-15 Elysium 0–30° N 135–180° E Elysium Mons File:USGS-Mars-MC-15-ElysiumRegion-mola.png
MC-16 Memnonia 0–30° S 135–180° W Features 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 Features Topographical map of Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle
MC-20 Sinus Sabaeus 0–30° S 0–45° E Features 150px
MC-21 Iapygia 0–30° S 45–90° E Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-21-IapygiaRegion-mola.png
MC-22 Mare Tyrrhenum 0–30° S 90–135° E Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-22-MareTyrrhenumRegion-mola.png
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 Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-24-PhaethontisRegion-mola.png
MC-25 Thaumasia 30–65° S 60–120° W Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-25-ThaumasiaRegion-mola.png
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 Features 150px
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 Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-29-EridaniaRegion-mola.png
MC-30 Mare Australe 65–90° S 180° W – 180° E Features File:USGS-Mars-MC-30-MareAustraleRegion-mola.png