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Mars, named after Soviet

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

FEATURES · 16

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Vinogradovcrater209.7 kmAleksander P.; Soviet geochemist (1895-1975).
Krishtofovichcrater111.1 kmAfrikan Nikolaevich; Soviet paleobotanist (1885-1953).
Alexey Tolstoycrater93 kmAleksey; Soviet writer (1882-1945).
Sytinskayacrater89.2 kmNadezhda Nikolaevna; Soviet astronomer (1906-1974).
Ibragimovcrater86.8 kmNadir Baba Ogly; Soviet astronomer (1932-1977).
Timoshenkocrater86.1 kmIvan Fedorovich; Soviet astronomer (1918-1941).
Surinda Vallesvalley80.1 kmName proposed by Soviets; found on Mars-5 Map.
Voeykovcrater75.5 kmA. I.; Russian climatologist and geographer (1842-1916).
Semeykincrater73.5 kmBoris Evgen'evich; Soviet astronomer (1900-1937).
Barsukovcrater68.5 kmValery L.; Soviet geochemist and planetologist (1928-1992).
Kemurdzhiancrater61 kmAlexander; Soviet engineer of Armenian descent, founder of the Soviet scientific school of space transport engineering, designer of the first planetary rovers, including lunar Lunokhod 1 and 2, and martian PrOP-M mini-rover onboard Mars 2 and 3 landers (1921-2003).
Runa Vallisvalley36 kmName proposed by Soviets.
Baykonyrcrater3.9 kmSoviet launch site.
Volgogradcrater1.6 kmSoviet launch site.
Kaliningradcrater1.5 kmSoviet mission control site.
Evpatoriyacrater1 kmSoviet tracking site (Soviet spelling used).
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