<p>The March 15, 2019 Phys.org article <a href="https://phys.org/news/2019-03-nasa-spacecraft-explored-edges-early.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">A NASA spacecraft may have explored the edges of an early Mars sea in 1997</a> shows a stylized map of an area on Mars where the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mars Pathfinder</a> landed and uses colors to indicate where bodies of surface water might have once existed. </p>

<p>They are labeled as</p>

<ul>
<li>Northern ocean</li>
<li>Inland Sea</li>
</ul>

<p>and I noticed they are capitalized. Do these reflect proper nouns and names of possible bodies of water that are recognized by planetary scientists or Martian cartographers (or should I have said Mars cartographers?)? Do these possible bodies of water have other names as well?</p>

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Does Mars' "Northern ocean" have another name? What about the "Inland Sea"?
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# Does Mars' "Northern ocean" have another name? What about the "Inland Sea"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-18)

The March 15, 2019 Phys.org article [A NASA spacecraft may have explored the edges of an early Mars sea in 1997](https://phys.org/news/2019-03-nasa-spacecraft-explored-edges-early.html) shows a stylized map of an area on Mars where the [Mars Pathfinder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Pathfinder) landed and uses colors to indicate where bodies of surface water might have once existed.

They are labeled as

* Northern ocean
* Inland Sea

and I noticed they are capitalized. Do these reflect proper nouns and names of possible bodies of water that are recognized by planetary scientists or Martian cartographers (or should I have said Mars cartographers?)? Do these possible bodies of water have other names as well?

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