Eridania Scopulus (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Scopulus, scopuli
- IAU definition
Lobate or irregular scarp
- Diameter
- 1,017.7 km, 30 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 52.61° S, 141.79° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1979
- 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 Eridania Scopulus.
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 | 824 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 22,631 | November 17, 1997 | October 16, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 23,704 | February 25, 2002 | November 27, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 2,132 | January 19, 2004 | December 25, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 802 | January 19, 2004 | January 12, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 861 | April 11, 2004 | March 2, 2026 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 4,453 | July 28, 2005 | April 29, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 510 | March 25, 2006 | July 29, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 20,917 | September 30, 2006 | May 6, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 935 | October 3, 2006 | May 27, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 2,415 | December 6, 2006 | August 14, 2025 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 948 | April 15, 2018 | November 28, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 649 | 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/1827
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms