Mars, named after Panama

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
Gamboa	crater	30.8 km	Town in Panama.
Balboa	crater	22 km	Town in the Republic of Panama, formerly within the US Panama Canal Zone.
Piña	crater	5.1 km	Town in Panama.
Colón	crater	1.4 km	Port of Panama.

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