Mars, named after Papua New Guinea

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

FEATURES · 5

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Bogia	crater	37.7 km	Town in Papua New Guinea.
Dein	crater	25.5 km	Town in Papua New Guinea.
Bok	crater	7.3 km	Town in Papua New Guinea.
Wau	crater	6.8 km	Town in Papua New Guinea.
Kaup	crater	3.2 km	Town in Papua New Guinea.

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