Oenotria Scopuli (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Scopulus, scopuli
- IAU definition
Lobate or irregular scarp
- Diameter
- 1,425 km, 42 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 6.62° S, 77.11° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1982
- 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 Oenotria Scopuli.
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 | 766 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 13,536 | October 5, 1997 | October 16, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 35,067 | February 22, 2002 | November 29, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 2,194 | January 22, 2004 | December 20, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 842 | January 22, 2004 | December 30, 2023 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 973 | January 24, 2004 | February 14, 2026 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 4,145 | July 9, 2005 | April 24, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 31,365 | September 30, 2006 | May 7, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 1,543 | November 10, 2006 | May 16, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 1,366 | December 19, 2006 | July 23, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 3,353 | May 14, 2007 | November 11, 2025 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 2,897 | April 14, 2018 | December 20, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 868 | 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/14860
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms