KUON GEO

Mars, named after Italy

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

FEATURES · 45

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Lucus Planumplateau899.9 kmAlbedo feature name.
Liris Vallesvalley596.2 kmAncient name for modern Liri River, Italy.
Schiaparellicrater458.5 kmGiovanni V.; Italian astronomer (1835-1910).
Cassinicrater408.2 kmGiovanni; Italian astronomer (1625-1712).
Arnus Vallisvalley311.6 kmClassical and present day Arno River in Tuscany, Italy (previously named Arena Rupes).
Rubicon Vallesvalley308.2 kmAncient river in Italy.
Frento Vallisvalley251.1 kmClassical name for river in Italy.
Secchicrater223.4 kmAngelo; Italian astronomer (1818-1878).
Trebia Vallesvalley179.8 kmClassical name for modern Trebbia River, Italy.
Himera Vallesvalley175 kmAncient name for Italian river.
Dittaino Vallesvalley157.4 kmModern river in Italy.
Clasia Vallisvalley147 kmClassical river in Umbria, Italy.
Nord Rupesrupes140 kmWord for 'north' in Italian.
Magginicrater139.1 kmMentore; Italian astronomer (1890-1941).
Galilaeicrater137.2 kmGalileo; Italian astronomer and physicist (1564-1642).
Cerullicrater114.3 kmVicenzo; Italian astronomer (1859-1927).
Columbuscrater112.6 kmChristopher; Italian explorer (1451-1506).
Pizzarellocrater97 kmSandra; Italian astrobiologist (1933-2021).
Da Vincicrater96.3 kmLeonardo; Italian artist-scientist (1452-1519).
Minio Vallisvalley90 kmClassical name for river in Italy.
Novaracrater87 kmTown in Italy.
Fontanacrater80.1 kmFrancesco; Italian astronomer (1585-1646).
Picardicrater79 kmGiovanni; Italian radar scientist who developed the MARSIS radar instrument onboard the Mars Express orbiter (1936-2015).
Spallanzanicrater71.7 kmLazzaro; Italian biologist (1729-1799).
Bianchinicrater70.7 kmFrancesco; Italian astronomer (1662-1729).
Hackcrater69 kmMargherita; Italian astrophysicist (1922-2013).
Redicrater60.3 kmFrancesco; Italian physicist (1626-1697).
Clanis Vallesvalley58 kmClassical river in Etruria; present Chiana River, Italy.
Padus Vallisvalley57.4 kmClassical name for modern Po River in Italy.
Anio Vallesvalley54 kmClassical river in Italy; modern Aniene and Teverone rivers.
Hypsas Vallisvalley36.5 kmClassical name for river in Sicily.
Herculaneumcrater34.7 kmTown in Italy.
Pompeiicrater31.1 kmRuined town in Italy.
Caglicrater28.2 kmTown in Italy.
Nardocrater25.1 kmTown in Italy.
Sarnocrater20.3 kmTown in Italy.
Tinia Vallesvalley17.8 kmClassical river in Italy.
Mistrettacrater16.6 kmTown in Sicily.
Piscinas Serpentesother16 kmNamed for nearby Piscinas crater.
Piscinascrater13.4 kmTown in Italy.
Grattericrater7.6 kmTown on the island of Sicily, Italy.
Locanacrater6.6 kmTown in Italy.
Crotonecrater6.3 kmTown in Italy.
Cefalùcrater5.5 kmTown in Sicily.
Neivecrater2.8 kmTown in Italy.
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