Ariadnes Colles

{{Short description|Surface feature on Mars}} {{Infobox feature on celestial object |name = Ariadnes Colles |image = Ariadnes Colles by HRSC.jpg |caption = The west of Ariadnes Colles, as seen by [[HRSC]] camera of the [[Mars Express]]. North is on the right |location = [[Phaethontis quadrangle]] |coordinates = {{coord|34.5|S|172.78|E|globe:mars_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} }}

'''Ariadnes Colles''' is a region of [[collis (planetary nomenclature)|colles]] (hills) in the northeast of [[Eridania quadrangle]] of [[Mars]]. It is located around 34.5 ° south latitude, and 172.78° east longitude. It covers {{Convert|180|by|160|km|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite work|url=http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Mars_Express/Chaotic_terrain_in_Ariadnes_Colles|title=Chaotic terrain in Ariadnes Colles|publisher=ESA}}</ref> The feature was named after a [[classical albedo features on Mars|classic albedo feature]] by the [[International Astronomical Union|IAU]] in 1982.<ref>{{gpn|375|Ariadnes Colles}}</ref>

[[File:Perspective view of Ariadnes Colles by HRSC.jpg|thumb|left|Perspective view of Ariadnes Colles by HRSC of the Mars Express. As the photo was taken toward the southwest, north is on the bottom right]][[File:PIA22059 fig1eridaniadepthslabeled.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Eridania Lake]]

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