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Mars, named after Japan

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
Kasei Vallesvalley1580 kmWord for "Mars" in Japanese.
Miyamotocrater145.2 kmShotaro; Japanese astronomer (1912-1992).
Sahekicrater82.4 kmTsuneo; Japanese amateur astronomer (1916-1996).
Minamicrater80 kmMasatsugu; Japanese physicist and astronomer who observed Martian dust storms (1938-2019).
Seracrater28 kmTown in Japan.
Kaicrater20 kmTown in Japan.
Wassamucrater16.3 kmTown in Japan.
Oharacrater9.4 kmTown in Japan.
Bisecrater9.2 kmTown in Okinawa.
Ōmuracrater8.5 kmTown in Japan.
Kincrater8.1 kmTown in Japan.
Akicrater7.9 kmTown in Japan.
Narukocrater4.2 kmFormer town in Japan.
Omecrater2.9 kmTown in Japan.
Tsukubacrater1.9 kmJapanese mission control site.
Kagoshimacrater1.3 kmJapanese launch site.
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