Mars, named after Nepal

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

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Maja Valles	valley	1515 km	Nepali word for "Mars".
Tibrikot	crater	59.1 km	Town in Nepal.
Jumla	crater	49.2 km	Town in Nepal.
Chukhung	crater	45 km	Village in Nepal.
Pangboche	crater	10.2 km	Village in Nepal.
Langtang	crater	9.8 km	Village in Nepal.

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