Coracis Fossae (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Fossa, fossae
- IAU definition
Long, narrow depression
- Diameter
- 749 km, 22 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 35.82° S, 279.14° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1985
- Origin of the name
From albedo feature at 46S, 87W.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Coracis 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 | 442 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 12,775 | October 3, 1997 | October 17, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 11,563 | February 20, 2002 | November 26, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 1,237 | February 1, 2004 | December 19, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 910 | February 1, 2004 | January 1, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 515 | May 9, 2004 | May 17, 2022 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 2,368 | July 5, 2005 | April 23, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 11,069 | October 4, 2006 | May 5, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 484 | January 3, 2007 | May 1, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 938 | February 3, 2007 | August 24, 2025 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 416 | April 27, 2007 | July 24, 2026 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 1,060 | May 6, 2018 | December 15, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 509 | 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/1305
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms