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Mars, named after Ireland

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

FEATURES · 16

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Reull Vallisvalley1051.9 kmWord for "planet" in Gaelic.
Ravius Vallesvalley388.2 kmClassical name for river in N.W. Ireland.
Stoneycrater161.4 kmGeorge J.; Irish physicist (1826-1911).
Buvinda Vallisvalley134.2 kmClassical river in Hibernia; present Boyne River, Ireland.
Jolycrater77 kmJohn; Irish geologist (1857-1933).
Louthcrater36.3 kmTown in Ireland.
Taracrater32.9 kmTown in Ireland.
Navancrater24.9 kmTown in Ireland.
Senus Vallisvalley22.2 kmClassical river in Ireland.
Wicklowcrater21.5 kmTown in Ireland.
Dromorecrater14.8 kmTown in Northern Ireland.
Cloghcrater11.2 kmTown in Ireland.
Lismorecrater9.3 kmTown in Ireland.
Glendorecrater8.2 kmTown in Ireland.
Beltracrater7.2 kmTown in Ireland.
Fenaghcrater6.2 kmTown in Ireland.
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