Mars, named after Israel

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

FEATURES · 4

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Lydda	crater	33.8 km	Town in Israel.
Eilat	crater	29.7 km	Town in Israel.
Elath	crater	13.2 km	Town in Israel.
Lod	crater	7.6 km	Town in Israel.

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