List of areas of chaos terrain on Mars explained

This is a list of areas of chaos terrain officially named by the International Astronomical Union on the planet Mars. Chaos terrain (or chaotic terrain) is an astrogeological term used to denote planetary surface areas where features such as ridges, cracks, and plains appear jumbled and enmeshed with one another. Coordinates are in planetocentric latitude with east longitude.

Areas of chaos terrain are usually named after a nearby albedo feature as in line with the IAU's rules on planetary nomenclature. Such an albedo feature must feature on the maps of Mars made by either Giovanni Schiaparelli or Eugène Michel Antoniadi and are listed at Classical albedo features on Mars.

Chaos Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval date Named after Ref
201 2018 Classical albedo feature name
283.81 1976 Classical albedo feature name
72.8 1979 Classical albedo feature name
200.08 1982 Daughter of Ptolemy Lagun and Bernice
181.37 1985 From albedo feature at 30N, 173W
351.03 1976 Classical albedo feature name
713.92 1991 Classical albedo name
66.66 2006 Classical albedo feature name
0 1985 From albedo feature at 5N, 75W
103.35 2014 Classical albedo feature name
658.89 2008 Classical albedo feature name
480.51 1985 Classical albedo feature name
497.85 1982 Classical albedo feature name
147.63 2007 Classical albedo feature name
234.48 1985 Albedo feature name
113.73 2006 Classical albedo feature name
150.71 1985 From albedo feature at 24S, 154W
590.62 1994 Named for albedo feature Hellas
336.04 1976 Classical albedo feature name
66 2014 Classical albedo feature name
419.04 1976 Classical albedo feature name
21.72 2006 Classical albedo feature name
450.51 1976 Classical albedo feature name
109.1 1985 From classical albedo feature at 10N, 56W
383.67 1976 Classical albedo feature name
48 2017 Classical albedo feature name
283 1985 Named for albedo feature at 20N, 65W
24.12 2006 Classical albedo feature name
162.35 1982 Albedo feature name
34.37 2006 Classical albedo feature name

References

This list was adapted from the public domain Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.