Adamas Labyrinthus (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Labyrinthus, labyrinthi
- IAU definition
Complex of intersecting valleys or ridges.
- Diameter
- 853 km, 25 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 35.7° N, 105.12° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1982
- Origin of the name
Classical albedo feature name; "A River of Diamonds"; today's River Sarbarnarekha in India.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Adamas Labyrinthus.
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 | 494 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Camera | 16,305 | October 24, 1997 | October 16, 2006 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 15,734 | February 28, 2002 | November 16, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 362 | January 15, 2004 | January 14, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 1,342 | May 5, 2004 | December 29, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 463 | February 2, 2005 | February 3, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 2,707 | July 5, 2005 | January 25, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 16,463 | September 30, 2006 | April 23, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 865 | November 10, 2006 | April 24, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 720 | November 10, 2006 | May 29, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 1,895 | July 24, 2007 | December 15, 2025 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 1,299 | July 11, 2018 | December 19, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 393 | 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/45
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms