Mars, named after Sudan

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

FEATURES · 4

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Shambe	crater	35.6 km	Town in Sudan.
Mellit	crater	22.5 km	Town in Sudan.
Singa	crater	13.1 km	Town in Sudan.
Tombe	crater	6 km	Town in Sudan.

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