Mars, named after Somalia

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

FEATURES · 6

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Bulhar	crater	18.2 km	Town in Somalia.
Gardo	crater	15.5 km	Town in Somalia.
Tile	crater	8.5 km	Town in Somalia.
Goff	crater	8 km	Town in Somalia.
Eil	crater	5.6 km	Town in Somalia.
Gaan	crater	3 km	Town in Somalia.

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