Liste unregelmäßiger Steilhänge auf dem Mars

Also known as scopuli

thumb|right|360 px|False color oblique view of Nilokeras Scopulus on Mars. Mars Orbital Laser Altimeter (MOLA) colorized elevation overlying [[Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) Infrared (IR) daytime mosaic from Mars Odyssey spacecraft. Yellow and light green represent high elevations; dark green and blue are lower elevations. Image is approximately 175 km across. Vertical exaggeration is 3X.]] In planetary geology, a scopulus (pl. scopuli , from Greek σκόπελος "peak") is a lobate or irregular escarpment. In the early 1970s, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted scopulus as