The surface of Mars has been divided into 30 quadrangles by the United States Geological Survey, so named because their borders lie along lines of latitude and longitude and so maps appear rectangular. Martian quadrangles are named after local features and are numbered with the prefix "MC" for "Mars Chart." West longitude is used.
The following imagemap of the planet Mars is divided into 30 linked quadrangles. Click on the quadrangle and you will be taken to the corresponding article pages. North is at the top; 0°N 180°W / 0°N 180°W / 0; -180 is at the far left on the equator. The map images were taken by the Mars Global Surveyor.
Mare Boreum
Diacria
Arcadia
Mare Acidalium
Ismenius Lacus
Casius
Cebrenia
Amazonis
Tharsis
Lunae Palus
Oxia Palus
Arabia
Syrtis Major
Amenthes
Elysium
Memnonia
Phoenicis
Coprates
Margaritifer
Sabaeus
Iapygia
Tyrrhenum
Aeolis
Phaethontis
Thaumasia
Argyre
Noachis
Hellas
Eridania
Mare Australe
| Name | Number | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Mare Boreum (North Pole) | MC-01 | Latitude 65° to 90°, Longitude 0° to 360° |
| Diacria | MC-02 | Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 120° to 180° |
| Arcadia | MC-03 | Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 60° to 120° |
| Mare Acidalium | MC-04 | Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 0° to 60° |
| Ismenius Lacus | MC-05 | Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 300° to 360° |
| Casius | MC-06 | Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 240° to 300° |
| Cebrenia | MC-07 | Latitude 30° to 65°, Longitude 180° to 240° |
| Amazonis | MC-08 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 135° to 180° |
| Tharsis | MC-09 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 90° to 135° |
| Lunae Palus | MC-10 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 45° to 90° |
| Oxia Palus | MC-11 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 0° to 45° |
| Arabia | MC-12 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 315° to 360° |
| Syrtis Major | MC-13 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 270° to 315° |
| Amenthes | MC-14 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 225° to 270° |
| Elysium | MC-15 | Latitude 0° to 30°, Longitude 180° to 225° |
| Memnonia | MC-16 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 135° to 180° |
| Phoenicis Lacus | MC-17 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 90° to 135° |
| Coprates | MC-18 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 45° to 90° |
| Margaritifer Sinus | MC-19 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 0° to 45° |
| Sinus Sabaeus | MC-20 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 315° to 360° |
| Iapygia | MC-21 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 270° to 315° |
| Mare Tyrrhenum | MC-22 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 225° to 270° |
| Aeolis | MC-23 | Latitude -30° to 0°, Longitude 180° to 225° |
| Phaethontis | MC-24 | Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 120° to 180° |
| Thaumasia | MC-25 | Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 60° to 120° |
| Argyre | MC-26 | Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 0° to 60° |
| Noachis | MC-27 | Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 300° to 360° |
| Hellas | MC-28 | Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 240° to 300° |
| Eridania | MC-29 | Latitude -65° to -30°, Longitude 180° to 240° |
| Mare Australe (South Pole) | MC-30 | Latitude -90° to -65°, Longitude 0° to 360° |
Relationship of quadrangles to each other:
| Quadrangles on Mars | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC-01 Mare Boreum (features) |
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| MC-05 Ismenius Lacus (features) |
MC-06 Casius (features) |
MC-07 Cebrenia (features) |
MC-02 Diacria (features) |
MC-03 Arcadia (features) |
MC-04 Acidalium (features) |
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| MC-12 Arabia (features) |
MC-13 Syrtis Major (features) |
MC-14 Amenthes (features) |
MC-15 Elysium (features) |
MC-08 Amazonis (features) |
MC-09 Tharsis (features) |
MC-10 Lunae Palus (features) |
MC-11 Oxia Palus (features) |
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| MC-20 Sinus Sabaeus (features) |
MC-21 Iapygia (features) |
MC-22 Mare Tyrrhenum (features) |
MC-23 Aeolis (features) |
MC-16 Memnonia (features) |
MC-17 Phoenicis Lacus (features) |
MC-18 Coprates (features) |
MC-19 Margaritifer Sinus (features) |
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| MC-27 Noachis (features) |
MC-28 Hellas (features) |
MC-29 Eridania (features) |
MC-24 Phaethontis (features) |
MC-25 Thaumasia (features) |
MC-26 Argyre (features) |
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| MC-30 Mare Australe (features) |
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