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Mars, named after American

63 named features. The International Astronomical Union records why each name was chosen, and those reasons are printed below exactly as they were approved.

FEATURES · 63

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Mad Vallisvalley537.4 kmModern river, Vermont, USA.
de Vaucouleurscrater302.3 kmGerard Henri; American astronomer (1918-1995).
Newcombcrater254.1 kmSimon; American astronomer (1835-1909).
Lowellcrater202.2 kmPercival; American astronomer (1855-1916).
Mutchcrater198.8 kmDr. Thomas A.; American geologist, Viking Lander Imaging Team leader (1931-1980).
Schaeberlecrater158.7 kmJohn M.; American astronomer (1853-1924).
Marinercrater156.6 kmNamed for Mariner IV spacecraft.
Holdencrater152.7 kmEdward S.; American astronomer (1846-1914).
Robert Sharpcrater152.1 kmRobert Phillip; American geologist (1911-2004).
Trouvelotcrater148.8 kmÉtienne Léopold; French astronomer (1827-1895).
Roddenberrycrater139.2 kmGene; American engineer, television producer (1921-1991).
Halecrater137.3 kmGeorge E.; American astronomer (1868-1938).
Mitchelcrater135.9 kmOrmsby M.; American astronomer (1809-1862).
Russellcrater135.1 kmHenry N.; American astronomer (1877-1957).
Sliphercrater127.1 kmVesto M.; American astronomer (1875-1969); Earl C.; American astronomer (1883-1964).
Campbellcrater125.3 kmJohn W.; Canadian physicist (1889-1955). William W.; American astronomer (1862-1938).
Byrdcrater123.3 kmRichard Edwin; American aviator-explorer (1888-1975).
Gilbertcrater121.3 kmGrove K.; American geologist (1843-1918).
Barnardcrater121.1 kmEdward E.; American astronomer (1857-1923).
Müllercrater120.5 kmHermann J.; American geneticist (1890-1967), and Carl H.; German astronomer (1851-1925).
Chamberlincrater120.3 kmThomas C.; American geologist (1843-1928).
Orson Wellescrater116 kmGeorge Orson; American radio and motion picture actor and director (1915-1985).
Masurskycrater115.3 kmHarold; American astrogeologist (1922-1990).
Pickeringcrater115.2 kmEdward Charles; American astronomer (1846-1919), William Henry; American astronomer (1858-1938), Sir William Hayward; New Zealand-American engineer (1910-2004).
Verycrater114.8 kmFrank W.; American astronomer (1852-1927).
Wrightcrater113.8 kmWilliam H.; American astronomer (1871-1959).
Burroughscrater112.7 kmEdgar R.; American novelist (1875-1950).
Agassizcrater108.8 kmJean L.; American naturalist (1807-1873).
Mellishcrater105 kmJohn E.; American amateur astronomer (1886-1970).
Bondcrater104.7 kmGeorge P.; American astronomer (1825-1865).
Portercrater104 kmRussell W.; American astronomer (1871-1949).
Nicholsoncrater102.5 kmSeth Barnes; American astronomer (1891-1963).
Coblentzcrater101.8 kmWilliam W.; American physicist (1873-1962).
Husseycrater99.7 kmWilliam J.; American astronomer (1862-1926).
Clarkcrater97.5 kmAlvan; American optician-astronomer (1804-1887).
Pollackcrater96.4 kmJames B.; American physicist (1938-1994).
Douglasscrater93 kmAndrew E.; American astronomer (1867-1962).
Martzcrater92.7 kmEdwin P.; American physicist (1916-1967).
Pettitcrater92.5 kmEdison; American astronomer (1890-1962).
McLaughlincrater90.9 kmDean B.; American astronomer (1901-1965).
Sagancrater90.3 kmCarl E.; American astronomer (1934-1996).
Von Kármáncrater90.3 kmTheodore; Hungarian-American aeronautical engineer (1881-1963).
Adamscrater90.2 kmWalter S.; American astronomer (1876-1956).
Keelercrater90.2 kmJames E.; American astronomer (1857-1900).
Danacrater88.5 kmJames D.; American geologist (1813-1895).
Lederbergcrater87.3 kmJoshua; American molecular biologist (1925-2008).
Heinleincrater85.3 kmRobert A.; American author (1907-1988).
Reuylcrater84.3 kmDirk; American physicist (1906-1972).
Rosscrater82.5 kmFrank E.; American astronomer (1874-1966).
Weinbaumcrater82 kmStanley G.; American novelist (1902-1935).
Kuipercrater81.8 kmGerard P.; American astronomer (1905-1973).
Vishniaccrater80.5 kmWolf V.; American microbiologist (1922-1974).
Rossbycrater80.4 kmCarl G.; Swedish-American meteorologist (1898-1957).
Brashearcrater77.5 kmJohn A.; American astronomer (1840-1920).
Ritcheycrater77.2 kmGeorge W.; American astronomer (1864-1945).
Lamplandcrater76.8 kmCarl O.; American astronomer (1873-1951).
Trumplercrater75.4 kmRobert J.; American astronomer (1886-1956).
Capencrater69 kmCharles F., Jr; American astronomer (1926-1986).
Henry Moorecrater65.5 kmHenry J.; American astrogeologist (1928-1998).
Horowitzcrater64.9 kmNorman H.; American biologist and geneticist (1915-2005).
Niercrater46.3 kmAlfred O.C.; American physicist (1911-1994).
Bonestellcrater40.7 kmChesley; American space artist (1888-1986).
Rahecrater34.4 kmJurgen; American astronomer and NASA program director (1940-1997).
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA MGS MOLA · NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS