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Mars, named after Libya

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

FEATURES · 2

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Kufracrater37.5 kmTown in Libya.
Surtcrater9.9 kmTown in Libya.
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