Areas of chaos terrain on Mars

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This is a list of areas of chaos terrain officially named by the International Astronomical Union on the planet Mars. Chaos terrain (or chaotic terrain) is an astrogeological term used to denote planetary surface areas where features such as ridges, cracks, and plains appear jumbled and enmeshed with one another.

Areas of chaos terrain are usually named after a nearby albedo feature as in line with the IAU's rules on planetary nomenclature. Such an albedo feature must feature on the maps of Mars made by either Giovanni Schiaparelli or Eugène Michel Antoniadi and are listed at Classical albedo features on Mars.

In this mosaic taken by the Mars Global Surveyor, Aram Chaos lies in the upper left and Iani Chaos in the lower right.

• Aram Chaos
• Aromatum Chaos
• Arsinoes Chaos
• Atlantis Chaos
• Aureum Chaos
• Aurorae Chaos
• Baetis Chaos
• Candor Chaos
• Candor Chaos
• Echus Chaos
• Eos Chaos
• Galaxias Chaos
• Ganges Chaos
• Gorgonum Chaos
• Hellas Chaos
• Hydaspis Chaos
• Hydraotes Chaos
• Iamuna Chaos
• Iani Chaos
• Ister Chaos
• Margaritifer Chaos
• Nilus Chaos
• Oxia Chaos
• Pyrrhae Chaos
• Xanthe Chaos

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This list was adapted from the public domain Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, courtesy of the United States Geological Survey.