KUON GEO

Mars, named after Canada

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

FEATURES · 33

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Athabasca Vallesvalley270 kmRiver in Canada. (Changed from Athabasca Vallis.)
Dalycrater79.7 kmReginald A.; Canadian-born American geologist (1871-1957).
Millmancrater73.8 kmPeter; Canadian astronomer (1906-1990).
Kamloopscrater64 kmTown in Canada.
Dinorwiccrater51.3 kmTown in Ontario, Canada.
Kinkoracrater51.1 kmTown in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Chapaiscrater36.7 kmTown in Quebec, Canada.
Gandercrater36.1 kmTown in Newfoundland, Canada.
Peace Vallisvalley35.2 kmRiver in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.
Tugaskecrater30.9 kmTown in Saskatchewan.
Kahnawakecrater30 kmTown in Canada.
Cansocrater26.4 kmTown in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Endeavourcrater21.8 kmTown in Canada.
Okotokscrater21.8 kmTown in Alberta, Canada.
Tignishcrater21 kmTown in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Inuvikcrater20.5 kmTown in Northwest Territories, Canada.
Chinookcrater18.1 kmTown in Alberta, Canada.
Windfallcrater17.6 kmTown in Alberta, Canada.
Lachutecrater15.2 kmTown in Canada.
Quickcrater13.3 kmTown in British Columbia, Canada.
Nutakcrater11.3 kmTown in Newfoundland, Canada.
Maricourtcrater9.9 kmTown in Canada.
Nipigoncrater8.9 kmTown in Canada.
Pentictoncrater8.2 kmTown in British Columbia, Canada.
Clovacrater7.8 kmTown in Quebec, Canada.
Looncrater7.7 kmTown in Ontario, Canada.
Hopecrater7.3 kmTown in British Columbia, Canada.
Nakuspcrater7.3 kmTown in British Columbia.
Naincrater6.9 kmTown in Newfoundland, Canada.
Banffcrater5 kmTown in Alberta, Canada.
Dooncrater3.8 kmTown in Ontario, Canada.
Souriscrater2.9 kmTown in Manitoba, Canada.
Yellowknifecrater0.1 kmTown in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
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