List of quadrangles on Mars
- List of quadrangles on Mars
The surface of Mars has been divided into 30 quadrangles by the United States Geological Survey, so named because their borders lie along lines of latitude and longitude and so maps appear rectangular. Martian quadrangles are named after local features[cite book| title=Mapping Mars: Science, Imagination, and the Birth of a World| first=Oliver| last=Morton| publisher=Picador USA| location=New York| year=2002| isbn=0312245513| pages=98] [ [http://ralphaeschliman.com/id30.htm Online Atlas of Mars ] ] and are numbered with the prefix "MC" for "Mars Chart." [ [http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA03467 Catalog Page for PIA03467 ] ] ]West longitude is used.
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