Hyblaeus Dorsa (Mars)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Dorsum, dorsa
- IAU definition
Ridge
- Diameter
- 887.5 km, 26 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 13.16° N, 130.32° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 2003
- Origin of the name
Named for albedo feature.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Hyblaeus Dorsa.
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 Camera | 12,273 | September 15, 1997 | October 16, 2006 |
| Mars Global Surveyor · Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter | 378 | September 15, 1997 | June 30, 2001 |
| 2001 Mars Odyssey Orbiter · Thermal Emission Imaging System | 15,952 | April 10, 2002 | November 26, 2025 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Planetary Fourier Spectrometer | 1,290 | April 6, 2004 | December 29, 2018 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Observatoire Mineralogie, Eau, Glaces, Activite | 534 | April 23, 2004 | January 6, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · High Resolution Stereo Camera | 583 | December 15, 2004 | October 9, 2024 |
| ESA's Mars Express · Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionsphere Sounding | 2,112 | July 16, 2005 | April 27, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars | 8,674 | October 3, 2006 | May 7, 2022 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Context Camera | 829 | November 9, 2006 | May 27, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment | 525 | November 9, 2006 | July 21, 2026 |
| Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · Shallow Radar | 1,795 | March 11, 2007 | October 18, 2025 |
| ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter · Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System | 612 | April 14, 2018 | December 19, 2024 |
| Viking Orbiter 1 and 2 · Visual Imaging Subsystem Camera A/B | 506 | 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/2600
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms