Mars, named after Scotland

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

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Teviot Vallis	valley	143.9 km	River in Scotland.
Deva Vallis	valley	53.7 km	Classical name for Dee River in Scotland; new position and coordinates.
Darvel	crater	22.4 km	Town in Scotland.
Balvicar	crater	20.4 km	Town in Scotland.
Stobs	crater	12.1 km	Town in Scotland.
Taus Vallis	valley	10.4 km	Classical river in Caledonia (Scotland).
Culter	crater	4.9 km	Village near Aberdeen, Scotland, also called Peterculter.
Echt	crater	2.2 km	Town in Scotland.

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