User:Warrenmck/List of rocks on Mars

This is an alphabetical list of named rocks (and meteorites) found on Mars, by mission. This list is a sampling of rocks viewed, and is not an exhaustive listing. A more complete listing may be found on the various NASA mission web sites. This listing does not include Martian meteorites found on Earth.

Names for Mars rocks are largely unofficial designations used for ease of discussion purposes, as the International Astronomical Union's official Martian naming system declares that objects smaller than 100 m are not to be given official names. Because of this, some less significant rocks seen in photos returned by Mars rovers have been named more than once, and others have even had their names changed later due to conflicts or even matters of opinion. Often rocks are named after the children or family members of astronauts or NASA employees. The name Jazzy, for example, was taken from a girl named Jazzy who grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA. Her father worked for NASA and contributed to the findings and naming of the rocks.

1976 – Viking program: Viking 1 and Viking 2 landers
Viking 1 Lander – July 20, 1976; Last Earth Contact – November 13, 1982.

Viking 1 was operational on Mars for sols (2306 days days; ).

Mars landing coordinates: 22.48°N, -49.97°W

• Bashful

• Big Joe

• Delta

• Dopey

• Grumpy

• Metate 1

• Metate 2

• Midas Muffler

• Patch

• Sleepy

• Sponge

• Whale

Viking 2 Lander – September 3, 1976; Last Earth Contact – April 11, 1980.

Viking 2 was operational on Mars for sols (1316 days days; 23 years, 115 days).

Mars landing coordinates: 47.97°N, -225.74°W

 (Raw Images - Camera/Sol and 1-JPL and 2-JPL + NASA Image Viewer.)  • Bonneville

• Centaur

• Doc

• Happy

• Icl

• Mr. Badger

• Mr. Mole

• Mr. Rat

• Mr. Toad

• Notch

• Other

• Plymouth

• Sneezy

• Snow White

• Titan

1997 – Sojourner rover (Mars Pathfinder)
' rover – July 4, 1997; Last Earth Contact – September 27, 1997.'''

Sojourner was operational on Mars for sols (95 days days; 23 years, 89 days).

Mars landing coordinates: 19.13°N, -33.22°W

 (Raw Images - 1-Camera/Sol and 2-Camera/Sol and 3-Camera/Sol and 1-JPL and 2-JPL + NASA Image Viewer.) 


 * Anthill
 * Auto
 * Baby Otter
 * Bama
 * Bambam
 * Barnacle Bill
 * Barsoom
 * Basket
 * Bebob
 * Blackhawk
 * Book Shelf
 * Booboo
 * Bosco
 * Boyle
 * Brak
 * Brick
 * Broken Wall
 * Bug
 * Bullwinkle
 * Bunky
 * Cabbage Patch
 * Calvin
 * Cardiac Hill
 * Casper
 * Chimp
 * Clumk
 * Contour
 * Couch
 * Cradle
 * Darth Vader
 * Desert Princess
 * Dilbert
 * Dilbert's Boss
 * Dogbert
 * Dragon
 * Duck
 * Elvis
 * Ender
 * Flat Top
 * Flipper
 * Flute Top
 * Frog
 * Froggy
 * Garfield
 * Garibaldi
 * Garrak
 * Geordi
 * Ginger
 * Goldilocks
 * Goose
 * Gosling
 * Grandma
 * Grizzly
 * Grommit
 * Gumby
 * Half Dome
 * Hamster
 * Hardstop
 * Hassock
 * Hedgehog
 * Hero
 * Hippo
 * Hobbs
 * Homer
 * Hoppy
 * Iggie
 * Iguana
 * Indiana Jones
 * Jailhouse
 * Janeway
 * Jazzy
 * Jedi
 * Jimmy Cricket
 * Kitten
 * Lamb
 * Landon
 * Little Flat Top
 * Longhorn
 * Lookout
 * Lozenge
 * Lumpy
 * Lunchbox
 * Mafalda
 * Marvin the Martian
 * Matterhorn
 * Mesa
 * Mini
 * Mint Julep
 * Moe
 * Mohawk
 * Mouse
 * Mr. Mole
 * Nibbles
 * Nigel
 * Obelisk
 * Otter
 * Pancake
 * Paz
 * Penguin
 * Picnic
 * Piglet
 * Pinky
 * Pinocchio
 * Piper
 * Platypus
 * Pokey
 * Poohbear
 * Poptart
 * Potato
 * Pumpkin
 * Pyramid
 * Pyramid Point
 * Ratbert
 * Ren
 * Rocky
 * Rolling Stone
 * Rye Bread
 * Sandworm
 * Sardine
 * Sassafras
 * Scooby Doo
 * Scout
 * Seawolf
 * Shaggy
 * Shark
 * Simba
 * Sisyphus
 * Smidgen
 * Snoopy
 * Snowy
 * Snukums
 * Souffle
 * Squash
 * Squeeze
 * Space Ghost
 * Spock
 * Spud
 * Stack
 * Stimpy
 * Stripe
 * Stump
 * Sulu
 * T. Rex
 * The Dice
 * Tick
 * Tigger
 * Titus
 * Torres
 * Troll
 * Trooper
 * Turtle
 * Tweak
 * Valentine
 * Warthog
 * Wedge
 * Woodie
 * Yogi
 * Zaphod
 * Zorak
 * Zucchini

2004 – Spirit rover (MER-A)
' Rover – January 4, 2004; Last Earth Contact – May 25, 2011.'''

Spirit was operational on Mars for sols (2248 days days; 23 years, 74 days).

Mars landing coordinates: -14.5684°N, 175.47264°W

 (Raw Images - Camera/Sol and JPL + NASA Image Viewer.) 


 * Aboa
 * Adirondack
 * Allan Hills (iron meteorite)
 * Arctowski
 * Belgrand
 * Bread-Basket
 * Casey Station
 * Castilla
 * ChanCheng
 * Cheyenne
 * Clovis
 * Coba
 * Cobra Hoods
 * Concordia
 * Davis
 * Druzhnaya
 * Ebenezer
 * El Dorado
 * Esperanza
 * Faget (geological feature)
 * Ferraz
 * Garruchaga
 * Gueslega
 * Halley
 * Home Plate (geological feature)
 * Humphrey
 * Juan Carlos
 * Jubany
 * King George Island
 * Kohnen
 * Korolev
 * Macquarie
 * Magic Carpet
 * Marambio
 * Mazatzal
 * Melchior
 * Mimi
 * Molodezhnaya
 * Montalva
 * Oberth (geological feature)
 * O Higgens
 * Orcadas
 * Pot of Gold
 * Prat
 * Primero
 * Riquelme
 * San Martin
 * Sashimi
 * Scott Base
 * Sejong
 * Signy
 * Sobral
 * Stone Council
 * Sushi
 * Tetl
 * Tor
 * Tyrone
 * Vernadsky
 * Vostok
 * Wasa
 * White Boat
 * Wishstone
 * Zhong Shan (iron meteorite)

2004 – Opportunity rover (MER-B)
' rover – January 25, 2004; Last Earth Contact June 10, 2018.'''

Opportunity was operational on Mars for sols (5249 days days; ).

Mars landing coordinates: -1.9462°N, 354.4734°W

 (Raw Images - Camera/Sol and JPL + NASA Image Viewer.) 


 * Amboy
 * Berry Bowl
 * Baltra
 * Block Island (iron meteorite)
 * "Blueberries"
 * Bounce
 * Bylot
 * Carousel
 * Chapeco
 * Cheyenne
 * Chocolate Hills
 * Cookies N Cream
 * Diamond Jenness
 * Earhart
 * El Capitan
 * Edmund
 * Ellesmere
 * Escher
 * Esperance
 * Flatrock
 * Florianopolis
 * Guadalupe
 * Heat Shield (iron meteorite)
 * Homestake (vein)
 * Igreja
 * Ice Cream
 * Joacaba
 * Jornada del Muerto
 * Joseph McCoy
 * Kalavrita
 * Kettlestone
 * Kirkwood
 * Lamination
 * Last Chance
 * Lion Stone
 * Mackinac Island (iron meteorite)
 * Marquette Island
 * McKittrick
 * Meridiani Planum (iron meteorite)
 * Oileán Ruaidh (iron meteorite)
 * Palemop
 * Pilbara
 * Pinnacle Island
 * Puffin
 * Pyrrho
 * Razorback
 * Santa Catarina
 * Sarah
 * Sergeant Charles Floyd
 * Shark Pellets
 * Shark's Tooth
 * Shelter Island (iron meteorite)
 * Shoemaker
 * Slick
 * Snout
 * "Sparkling Spheres"
 * SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Steffers
 * Stone Mountain
 * Tennessee
 * The Outcrop
 * Tipuna
 * Tubarao
 * Videira
 * Wave Ripple
 * Whitewater River
 * Wopmay
 * Xanxer
 * Yuri

2008 – Phoenix lander
Phoenix (spacecraft) lander – May 25, 2008; Green Valley, Vastitas Borealis − Last Earth Contact – November 10, 2008.

Phoenix was operational on Mars for sols (161 days days; ).

Mars landing coordinates: 68.22°N, -125.7°W (68.22°N, -125.7°W)

 (Raw Images - Camera/Sol and JPL + NASA Image Viewer.) 


 * Baby Bear
 * Burn Alive
 * Burn Alive 3
 * Dodo
 * Goldilocks
 * Lower Cupboard
 * Mama Bear
 * Neverland
 * Papa Bear
 * Rosy Red 2
 * Rosy Red 3
 * Runaway
 * Snow White
 * Stone Soup
 * Upper Cupboard

2012 – Curiosity rover (Mars Science Laboratory)
' rover – August 6, 2012; Gale crater; CURRENTLY ACTIVE.'''

As of July 29, 2024, Curiosity has been active for sols ( total days; ).

Mars landing coordinates: -4.5895°N, 137.4417°W (-4.5895°N, 137.4417°W)

 (Raw Images - Camera and Sol and 1-JPL and 2-JPL + NASA Image Viewer.) 


 * Alexander Hills (area)
 * Amargosa Valley (area)
 * Bathurst Inlet
 * Bonanza King
 * Book Cliffs (area)
 * Buckskin
 * Burwash
 * Chinle (area)
 * Confidence Hills (area)
 * Coronation
 * Crest
 * Crestaurum
 * Cumberland
 * Darwin Outcrop
 * Dingo Gap (area)
 * Discovery Ridge (area)
 * Egg Rock (meteorite)
 * Ekwir_1
 * Et-Then
 * Flower-like rock
 * Garden City (area)
 * Gator-Back Rocks
 * Gillespie (area)
 * Gillespie Lake
 * Glenelg (area)
 * Goulburn
 * Harrison
 * Hidden Valley (area)
 * High Dune (area)
 * Hottah
 * Ithaca
 * Jake Matijevic
 * John Klein-A/B/C
 * Kimberley (area)
 * Knorr
 * Lamoose
 * Lebanon (iron meteorite)
 * Link
 * Little Colonsay
 * Marker Band (area)
 * Missoula
 * Mojave (area)
 * Mojave 2
 * Murray Unit (area)
 * Namib Dune (area)
 * Not Bones
 * Nova
 * Old Soaker
 * Pahrump Hills (area)
 * Panorama Point (area)
 * Pink Cliffs (area)
 * Point Lake (area)
 * Portage
 * Rapitan
 * Rocknest (area)
 * Rocknest 3
 * Sayunei
 * Selwyn
 * Sequoia
 * Shaler
 * Sheepbed
 * Shoemaker
 * Snake River
 * Stimson unit (area)
 * Strathdon
 * Sutton Inlier (area)
 * Telegraph Peak (area)
 * Terra Firme (book-like rock)
 * Tintina
 * Twin Cairns Island (area)
 * Unnamed-20120902
 * Unnamed-20180102
 * Vera Rubin Ridge (area)
 * Waypoint 1 (area)
 * Wernecke
 * Whale
 * Whimsical
 * Wildrose
 * Windjana
 * Winnipesaukee
 * Yellowjacket
 * Yellowknife Bay (area)



2018 – InSight lander
InSight – May 8, 2018; Elysium Planitia; CURRENTLY ACTIVE.

As of July 29, 2024, InSight has been active for sols (2042 days days; ).

Mars landing coordinates: 4.5024°N, 135.6234°W (4.5024°N, 135.6234°W)

 (Raw Images - NASA and JPL + NASA Image Viewer.) 

2021 – Perseverance rover (Mars 2020)
' rover – February 18, 2021; Jezero crater; CURRENTLY ACTIVE.'''

As of July 29, 2024, Perseverance has been active for sols (1226 days total days; <SMALL></SMALL>).

Mars landing coordinates: 18.4447°N, 77.4508°W (18.4447°N, 77.4508°W)

 (Raw Images - Camera and Sol and 1-JPL + 2-JPL + 3-JPL + NASA Image Viewer.) 


 * Landing Site (area)
 * AEGIS_0442B rock
 * Artuby outcrop (area)
 * "Boulder field"
 * Brac rock
 * "Bunsen Peak"
 * Cine rock
 * "Crater Floor Fractured Rough" (area)
 * Delta sediment (area)
 * Dourbes rock
 * Faillefeu rock
 * First borehole (Roubion)
 * Foux rock
 * Garde rock
 * Intriguing rocks
 * Máaz – 1st study target
 * Máaz rock
 * Odd rock
 * Otis Peak rock
 * "Paver rocks"
 * Rochette rock
 * SnakeHead rock
 * Wind-carved rock
 * Yeehgo rock





Other rock formations

 * Cave entrances
 * Face on Mars
 * Mars monolith
 * Mars rootless cones