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Mars, named after Malaysia

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

FEATURES · 6

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Marikh Vallisvalley1147.2 kmMalaysian word for Mars.
Tinjar Vallesvalley400.6 kmModern river in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Sibucrater17.6 kmTown in Malaysia.
Bentongcrater10.3 kmTown in Malaysia.
Raubcrater7 kmTown in Malaysia.
Kokcrater6.1 kmTown in Malaysia (Sarawak).
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