Quadrangles of Mars
Amundsen Quadrangle
(Old Mare Australe)
Amundsen Station was the USA’s polar station for water supply purposes. These days it is one of two major water sources on the planet.
Barsoom Quadrangle
(Old Aeolis, formerly Burroughs)
Originally named the Burroughs Quadrangle, it was renamed in 2028 when Burroughs Station grew to the point where it was re-designated the Barsoom Colony.
Beer Quadrangle
(Old Margaritifer Sinus)
Beer Station in Beer Crater is home to the first official brewery opened on Mars that operated with locally-sourced materials. Operating since 2003, the Beer Station Brewery is officially-incorporated oldest business on Mars.
Carter Quadrangle
(Old Phaethontis)
John Carter Station in Newton Crater is the capital of the Carter Quadrangle.
Cydonia Quadrangle
(Old Mare Acidalium)
The Cydonia Colony is the capital of the Cydonia Quadrangle. Near the colony is the infamous "Face on Mars," which was just a mundane hill until an unknown party altered it in the course of one night in 2024 to look like a large face. The hill is now a tourist attraction.
Clyne Quadrangle
(Old Ismenius Lacus)
Clyne Station in Lyot Crater is the capital of the Clyne Quadrangle.
Hellas Shores Quadrangle
(Old Hellas)
Hellas Shores is currently not populated enough to have a designated capital. A sizable portion of the area will be flooded in the process of terraforming, and as such it is a prospect for future colonial endeavours.
Herschel Quadrangle
(Old Mare Tyrrhenum)
Herschel Station in Herschel Crater is the capital of the Herschel Quadrangle.
Howard Quadrangle
(Old Amenthes)
The Robert E Howard Artist’s Enclave located in Terra Cimmeria is the capital of the Howard Quadrangle, and is a popular destination for writers seeking to ‘get away from things’ to encourage their creativity. The Enclave is the oldest settlement on Mars not founded by a nation, having been established in the early 1990s by a group of forward-thinking investors.
Huygens Quadrangle
(Old Iapygia)
Huygens Station on the rim of Huygens Crater is the capital of the Huygens Quadrangle, and is a center of research regarding the conditions of ancient Mars.
Kaiser Quadrangle
(Old Noachis)
Kaiser Station in Kaiser Crater is the capital of the Kaiser Quadrangle, and is a center of research regarding ore deposits on Mars.
Kennedy Quadrangle
(Old Sinus Sabaeus)
Kennedy Station is located near Schiaparelli Crater and is the titular capital of the Kennedy Quadrangle.
Kepler Quadrangle
(Old Eridania)
Kepler Qudrangle is currently not populated enough to have a designated capital.
Khrushchev Quadrangle
(Old Lunae Palus)
Khrushchev Station is located near Kassei Valles and is the capital of this quadrangle.
Lowell Quadrangle
(Old Casius)
Lowell Colony on the ‘shores’ of Utopia Planitia, roughly 75E, 45N. This quadrangle capital is the location of a major installation for the Martian Terraforming Organization.
Milankovic Quadrangle
(Old Diacria)
Milankovic Colony in Milankovic Crater is the capital of this quadrangle.
Osterman Quadrangle
(Old Argyre)
Osterman Colony located in Galle Crater is the capital of this quadrangle. In an effort to attract tourists to the area, a theme park based on the graphic novel Watchmen is under construction there.
Olympus Quadrangle
(Old Tharsis)
Olympus Base is on the lower eastern slopes of Olympus Mons, and is used as the starting point for the most frequented climbing route to the summit. It is the capital of this quadrangle.
Petrov Quadrangle
(Old Arcadia)
Petrov Station – named for the first cosmonaut on Mars – is located on the slopes of Alba Mons and is the capital of this quadrangle.
Jezero Quadrangle
(Old Syrtis Major)
Jezero Station in Jezero Crater is the capital of this quadrangle.
Sagan Quadrangle
(Old Oxia Palus)
Sagan Colony located in Sagan Crater is the home of the Sagan Astronomy College and is the capital of this quadrangle.
Senenmut Quadrangle
(Old Arabia)
Senenmut Station located between Pasteur and Cassini craters is the capital of this quadrangle.
Schiparelli Quadrangle
(Old Amazonis)
Schiparelli Station in Tooting Crater (Tooting Station was deemed an ‘unacceptable’ name by the UMC), and is the capital of this quadrangle.
Southern Shores Quadrangle
(Old Thaumasia)
The Southern Shores Qudrangle currently has insufficient population to merit declaring a capital.
Syria Planum Quadrangle
(Old Phoenicis Lacus)
Syria Planum is the home to an extensive array of settlements, most notably the eponymous Syria Planum Colony which is the capital of the quadrangle. There is a heavy TAAF presence in the area, especially in the Noctis Labyrinthus area, which is considered restricted space – unauthorized entry into the area is not permitted.
Tombaugh Quadrangle
(Old Elysium)
Tombaugh Colony is the capital of this quadrangle. The volcano Elysium Mons and the area surrounding it are under the control of TAAF and are considered restricted space, unauthorized entry into the area is not permitted.
Utopia Planitia Quadrangle
(Old Cebrenia)
Originally only home to the historic park marking the landing site of the USA’s first mission to mars, a colony has been growing up around this park. This colony (Utopia Planitia Colony) is the capital of this quadrangle.
Valles Marineris Quadrangle
(Old Coprates)
The quadrangle capital, Valles Marineris Colony in Tithonium Chasma, is the oldest permanently-inhabited human settlement on Mars – and it shows. In the depths of the Valles Marineris canyon system, far beneath the glittering ground offices of the Valles Marineris Orbital Shipyards you’ll find old cosmonaut housing repurposed into storage rooms and power generator enclosures, probably still with references to the old USSR. The colony is currently in a state of transition, for the longest time they were building upwards towards the upper edge of the canyon, now they find themselves starting to move the colony itself up onto that upper edge, piece by piece. While the inhabitants of the colony-proper have come to terms with the eventual forced relocation due to the terraforming project, those that dwell in the enclaves and retreats scattered outside the colony are decidedly against this forced relocation. Notable among the opposition is the enclave of New Murmansk, who’s organized crime rings went far enough in their opposition to merge together to form the Red Dragons, who briefly seized control of the colony in 2030. The Valles Marineris Colony itself is a 7 level enclosed structure built in the depths of Tithonium Chasma in a narrow part of the canyon, plus a non-pressurized spaceport (Veronika Lagunov Spaceport) built on the edge of the canyon on the surface. The lowest level of the colony, originally the old Soviet installation, now serves as the utilities department of the colony, and requires regular maintenance to keep the cobbled-together collection of old Soviet and newer standardized UMC technology working properly. Above that is the primary residential level, followed by a research level, then industrial installations, then the market level, then the business level (where the Shipyard is headquartered), and lastly the government level.
Outside of the colony there are several scattered enclaves, such as New Murmansk, ПНС-Mars (the headquarters for the Putin News Community’s operations on the planet), and "Little Beijing" (which has no official name). Additionally, the Valles quadrangle has a large number of personal retreats scattered around the are as well, often in small communities of four or five retreats over an area of 20 square kilometers. TAAF presence in the area consists of the Eos Chaos area, which is considered restricted space – unauthorized entry into the area is not permitted.
Volkov Quadrangle
(Old Mare Boreum)
Volkov Station is the capital of this quadrangle. An underground facility located near the North Pole of Mars, it was the primary water source for Russian colonies on the planet. These days it is the primary source of all non-recycled water on Mars, and is a major hub for MTO operations.
Williams Quadrangle
(Old Memnonia)
Williams Station is the capital of this quadrangle.