Ultimi Scopuli

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Ultimi Scopuli is a region near the south pole of Mars. It is characterized by a large number of scopuli (lobate or irregular scarps).

The northernmost part of the region was the landing site of the failed Mars Polar Lander spacecraft in 1999.

Mountains and
volcanoes

Plains and
plateaus

Canyons and
valleys

Fossae, mensae
and labyrinthi

Catenae and
craters

On Earth	About Balsaltic Breccia NWA 7034 Chassignites Chassigny Kaidun Nakhla Nakhlites Orthopyroxenite/OPX ALH84001 Shergottites Shergotty Category

On Mars	Opportunity Block Island Heat Shield Mackinac Island Meridiani Planum Oileán Ruaidh Shelter Island

Curiosity
- Bathurst Inlet
- Coronation
- Goulburn
- Hottah
- Jake Matijevic
- Link
- Rocknest
- Rocknest 3
- Tintina
Opportunity
Sojourner
- Barnacle Bill
- Yogi
Spirit
Viking
- Big Joe
Other

Mars as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope

Specific	Deimos Features Phobos Features Stickney crater Monolith

Common	Moons of Mars In fiction

Current and past	Artificial objects on Mars Curiosity HiWish program Mars 3 Mars Exploration Rover Mars Express Mars flyby Mars Global Surveyor Mars landing Mars Odyssey Mars Pathfinder Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars rover Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) MSL Timeline Opportunity observed Phobos program Phoenix Sojourner Spirit observed Viking program Viking 1 Viking 2

Proposed	Caves of Mars Project Colonization ExoMars FMARS Haughton–Mars Project InSight Inspiration Mars Mangalyaan Manned mission Mars Geyser Hopper Mars One Mars to Stay MAVEN MDRS Phobos Surveyor Terraforming

Eclipses	Solar eclipses on Mars

Transits	Deimos Phobos Earth Mercury Venus

Asteroids	Mars-crosser asteroid 2007 WD₅

Trojans	List 5261 Eureka 1998 VF₃₁ 1999 UJ₇ 2007 NS₂

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