Mangala Fossa (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Fossa, fossae
- IAU definition
Long, narrow depression
- Diameter
- 695 km, 21 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 17.27° S, 214.12° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1991
- Origin of the name
Named for nearby valles.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Mangala Fossa.
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 | 362 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 11,603 | October 7, 1997 | October 17, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 11,436 | March 6, 2002 | November 4, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 347 | January 25, 2004 | March 9, 2026 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 340 | January 25, 2004 | December 27, 2023 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 1,062 | April 5, 2004 | December 30, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 1,971 | July 4, 2005 | March 28, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 8,803 | October 1, 2006 | May 7, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 424 | November 13, 2006 | April 16, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 367 | December 20, 2006 | June 28, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 1,797 | January 22, 2007 | June 6, 2025 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 592 | October 20, 2018 | December 12, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 493 | 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/3627
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms