Mars, named after Austria

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

FEATURES · 8

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Mendel	crater	77.3 km	Gregor J.; Austrian biologist (1822-1884).
Suess	crater	71.9 km	Eduard; Austrian geologist, engineer (1831-1914).
Innsbruck	crater	59 km	Town in Austria.
Enns	crater	23 km	Town in Austria.
Steyr	crater	20 km	Town in Austria.
Kufstein	crater	18.8 km	Town in Austria.
Leoben	crater	15 km	Town in Austria.
Vils	crater	6.7 km	Town in Austria.

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