Mars, named after Mali

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
Timbuktu	crater	65.7 km	Town in Mali.
Guir	crater	18.2 km	Town in Mali.
Kita	crater	10.7 km	Town in Mali.
Dilly	crater	2.1 km	Town in Mali.

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