Mars, named after Iran

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
Kārūn Valles	valley	64 km	River in Iran.
Tarq	crater	35.4 km	Town in Iran.
Lar	crater	6.9 km	Town in Iran.
Bam	crater	6.8 km	Town in Kermān province in Iran.
Zarand	crater	2.8 km	Town in Iran.

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