Mars, named after Republic of Korea

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
Naktong Vallis	valley	669.6 km	Modern name for river in the Republic of Korea.
Chinju	crater	65.7 km	Town in the Republic of Korea.
Jori	crater	31 km	Town in Republic of Korea.
Taejin	crater	28.1 km	Town in the Republic of Korea.
Naju	crater	8 km	Town in the Republic of Korea.

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