Mars, named after Hebrew

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
Ma'adim Vallis	valley	913.1 km	Word for "Mars" in Hebrew.
Eden Patera	patera	80 km	Classical albedo feature name.
Euphrates Patera	patera	20.3 km	Classical albedo feature name.
Edom	other	n/a	Biblical country of Edomites, south of Judea.
Euphrates	other	n/a	Biblical fourth River of Paradise.
Gehon	other	n/a	Biblical second River of Paradise; bordering Eden.
Moab	other	n/a	Biblical town bordering Edom.
Phison	other	n/a	Biblical first river of Paradise.

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