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Mars, named after Poland

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

FEATURES · 8

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Copernicuscrater301.8 kmNicolaus; Polish astronomer (1473-1543).
Vistula Vallesvalley193 kmClassical name for modern Wistla River in Poland.
Sklodowskacrater109.7 kmMarie; Polish-born French chemist (Mme P. Curie) (1867-1934).
Puławycrater51.8 kmTown in Poland.
Grójeccrater37.3 kmTown in Poland.
Noc Cavuscavus29.7 kmPolish word for night.
Rypincrater18.2 kmTown in Poland.
Puńskcrater11.2 kmTown in Poland.
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