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Mars, named after Mexico

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

FEATURES · 12

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Lópezcrater85 kmEpidio López; Mexican astronomer and author (1879-1965).
Escalantecrater75.3 kmF.; Mexican astronomer (c. 1930).
Izamalcrater57.5 kmTown in Mexico.
Yelapacrater29 kmTown in Mexico.
Arandascrater24.8 kmTown in Mexico.
Guaymascrater20.1 kmTown in Mexico.
Jojutlacrater19.3 kmTown in Mexico.
Taxcocrater17.4 kmTown in Mexico.
Creelcrater9.2 kmTown in Mexico.
Ocampocrater7.2 kmTown in Mexico.
Alamoscrater6.4 kmTown in Mexico.
La Pazcrater1.4 kmMexican port.
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