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Bactrus | ˈbæktrəs | From a river of Bactria | |
Baetis | ˈbiːtɨs | From the classical name of the Guadalquivir river | |
Bathys | ˈbeɪθɨs | From | |
Bautis | ˈbɔːtɨs | ||
Belus | ˈbiːləs | ||
Boreas | ˈboʊriæs | E to W: connects Propontis to Anian canal | From Boreas, the Greek name for the North Wind |
Boreosyrtis | ˌboʊriːoʊˈsɪrtɨs | E to W in curve between Utopia and Dioscuria | |
Brontes | ˈbrɒntiːz | ||
Cadmus | ˈkædməs | From the Greek hero Cadmus | |
Caicus | |||
Callirrhoë | kæˈlɪroʊiː | Means "flowing beautifully" | |
Cambyses | |||
Cantabras | |||
Carpis | ˈkɑrpɨs | ||
Casius | ˈkeɪʒiəs | NW to SE: connects Copaïs Palus to Nodus Alcyonius | |
Casuentus | ˌkæʒuːˈeɪntəs | ||
Catarrhactes | ˌkætæˈræktiːz | ||
Caÿster | keɪˈɪstər | – | |
Cedron | ˈsiːdrɒn | NW to SE; connects the Jaxartes canal to Arethusa Lacus | From the Brook of Cedron near Jerusalem |
Centrites | |||
Cephissus | siːˈfɪsəs | From any of several rivers in Greece called Cephissus | |
Ceraunius | siːˈrɔːniəs | A broad canal, or pair of canals, running NS from Tharsis down to between Tempe and Arcadia | |
Cerberus | ˈsɛrbɪrəs | NE to SW: connects Trivium Charontis to the W end of Mare Cimmerium | From the name of the dog Cerberus that guards the gates of Hades |
Cestrus | ˈsɛstrəs | ||
Chaboras | |||
Chretes | ˈkriːtiːz | ||
Choaspes | koʊˈæspiːz | From Choaspes, a river of Susiana, Persia | |
Chrysas | ˈkraɪsæs | ||
Chrysorrhoas | kraɪˈsɒroʊæs | N to S: connects Lunae Lacus to Tithonius Lacus | Means "flowing with gold" |
Cinyphus | |||
Clitumnus | klaɪˈtʌmnəs | ||
Clodianus | ˌklɒdiːˈeɪnəs | ||
Cocytus | koʊˈsaɪtəs | Named for Cocytus, a mythical river of Hades | |
Cophen | ˈkoʊfɛn | ||
Coprates | |||
Corax | ˈkoʊræks | ||
Cyaneus | saɪˈeɪniəs | ||
Cyclops | ˈsaɪklɒps | Southern continuation of Galaxias canal, running from the junction of Cerberus and Eunostos to Mare Cimmerium | Named for the oneeyed monster Cyclops of Greek myth |
Cydnus | ˈsɪdnəs | ||
Cyrus | ˈsaɪrəs | ||
Daemon | ˈdiːmɒn | ||
Daix | |||
Daradax | |||
Dardanus | ˈdɑrdənəs | E to W: connects Niliacus Lacus to Ceraunius canal | |
Dargamenes | |||
Deuteronilus | ˌdjuːtɪroʊˈnaɪləs | E to W: connects Ismenius Lacus to Niliacus Lacus via Dirce Fons | Means 'Second Nile' |
Digentia | daɪˈdʒɛnʃiə | ||
Dosaron | |||
Drahonus |
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