KUON GEO

Mars, named after India

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

FEATURES · 35

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Ramanathancrater89 kmKalpathy Ramakrishna; Indian physicist and meteorologist (1893-1984).
Krishnancrater77 kmMaharajapuram Sitaram; Indian geologist (1898-1970).
Lalcrater69 kmDevendra; Indian geophysicist (1929-2012).
Varahamihiracrater61 kmIndian mathematician and astronomer (505-587).
Deganacrater57 kmTown in India.
Krishnan Palusother50 kmNamed from nearby crater, Krishnan.
Sidhicrater48 kmTown in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Aarnacrater43 kmVillage in Rajasthan, India.
Chambacrater37 kmTown in India.
Kyaracrater30 kmVillage in Rajasthan, India.
Kakoricrater28.1 kmTown in India.
Dechucrater22 kmVillage in India.
Rayadurgcrater21.4 kmTown in India.
Tangtsecrater21 kmVillage in India.
Poonacrater19.9 kmTown in India.
Chakparcrater19 kmVillage in Bihar, India.
Thumbacrater19 kmVillage in Kerala, India.
Abucrater17 kmVillage in Rajasthan, India.
Jaisalmercrater15 kmTown in India.
Hilsacrater14 kmTown in Bihar, India.
Valiamalacrater13.5 kmTown in Kerala, India.
Sandilacrater13.3 kmTown in India.
Broachcrater11.3 kmTown in India.
Lonarcrater11.1 kmTown in India.
Boharcrater11 kmVillage in India.
Jinturcrater11 kmTown in India.
Mursancrater11 kmTown in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Periyar Vallisvalley11 kmRiver in Kerala, India.
Varkalacrater9 kmVillage in Kerala, India.
Baricrater8 kmTown in India.
Arvicrater7 kmTown in India.
Bhorcrater5.7 kmTown in India.
Bekalcrater4.9 kmTown in Kerala, India.
Wercrater3.2 kmTown in India.
Maurcrater3 kmTown in India.
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