Mars, named after Chile

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

FEATURES · 6

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Lebu	crater	19.3 km	Town in Chile.
Toconao	crater	17.2 km	Town in Chile.
Lota	crater	14.7 km	Town in Chile.
Rengo	crater	13.7 km	Town in Chile.
Taltal	crater	10 km	Town in Chile.
Pica	crater	2.4 km	Town in Chile.

Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
All named features ｜ KUON MARS map ｜ About the map ｜ The temperature on Mars ｜ How far away Mars is

DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA MGS MOLA · NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS