Mars, named after Georgia

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

FEATURES · 5

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Gandzani	crater	51.9 km	Town in the Republic of Georgia.
Poti	crater	30.6 km	Town in Georgia.
Gali	crater	25.9 km	Town in the Republic of Georgia.
Gagra	crater	13.4 km	Town in the Republic of Georgia.
Gori	crater	6.4 km	town in the Republic of Georgia.

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