Amenthes Fossae (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Fossa, fossae
- IAU definition
Long, narrow depression
- Diameter
- 850 km, 25 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 9.08° N, 102.68° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1976
- Origin of the name
Classical albedo feature name.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Amenthes Fossae.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter | 412 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 12,365 | November 14, 1997 | October 16, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 16,361 | March 6, 2002 | October 24, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 318 | January 15, 2004 | January 14, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 1,194 | January 21, 2004 | December 25, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 452 | February 2, 2005 | February 3, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 2,259 | July 5, 2005 | April 17, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 617 | September 28, 2006 | May 16, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 13,242 | November 9, 2006 | May 2, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 1,525 | June 3, 2007 | November 1, 2025 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 514 | July 13, 2007 | June 12, 2026 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 830 | June 13, 2018 | December 15, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 367 | no date published | no date published |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/227
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms