KUON GEO

Mars, named after Australia

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

FEATURES · 28

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Coogoon Vallesvalley300 kmRiver in Australia.
Warrego Vallesvalley205.1 kmModern Australian River.
Galecrater154.1 kmWalter F.; Australian astronomer (1865-1945).
Mandoracrater55.9 kmTown in Australia.
Katoombacrater51.2 kmTown in Australia.
Bombalacrater37.1 kmTown in New S. Wales, Australia.
Dampiercrater27 kmTown in Australia.
Henburycrater25.4 kmTown in Australia.
Oodnadattacrater25.4 kmTown in Australia.
Nhillcrater23.7 kmTown in Victoria, Australia.
Murgoocrater22.6 kmTown in Australia.
Coomacrater17.9 kmTown in New South Wales, Australia.
Yalgoocrater17.4 kmTown in Australia.
Dingocrater15.6 kmTown in Australia.
Woolgarcrater15.3 kmTown in Australia.
Ayrcrater12.7 kmTown in Queensland, Australia.
Cuecrater10.5 kmTown in Western Australia.
Warracrater10.1 kmTown in Australia.
Bouliacrater10 kmTown in Queensland, Australia.
Karrathacrater10 kmTown in Australia.
Cairnscrater8.7 kmTown in Australia.
Quorncrater6.3 kmTown in Australia.
Torbaycrater6.3 kmTown in Australia.
Yalatacrater4.7 kmTown in Australia.
Tepkocrater4 kmTown in Australia.
Eskcrater3.7 kmTown in Australia.
Canberracrater3.1 kmAustralian tracking site.
Woomeracrater2.3 kmAustralian launch site.
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