Peneus Palus (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Palus, paludes
- IAU definition
"Swamp"; small plain
- Diameter
- 870 km, 26 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 35.06° S, 56.71° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- August 7, 2015
- Origin of the name
From classical albedo feature at 48S, 290W.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Peneus Palus.
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 | 550 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 11,532 | October 8, 1997 | October 16, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 15,002 | February 21, 2002 | November 26, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 1,438 | January 18, 2004 | December 31, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 744 | January 18, 2004 | October 15, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 612 | January 18, 2004 | December 22, 2023 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 2,981 | August 6, 2005 | April 20, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 768 | September 28, 2006 | May 9, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 16,250 | September 30, 2006 | April 23, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 1,537 | December 7, 2006 | February 6, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 1,133 | May 31, 2007 | July 18, 2026 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 1,234 | May 12, 2018 | December 12, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 758 | 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/15365
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms