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Mars, named after Sweden

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

FEATURES · 12

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Arrheniuscrater122.7 kmSvante; Swedish physical chemist (1859-1927).
Charliercrater106.3 kmCarl V.; Swedish astronomer (1862-1934).
Nordenskiöldcrater85.6 kmNils Adolf Erik; Swedish geologist and geographer, arctic researcher (1832-1901).
Torupcrater42.7 kmTown in Sweden.
Jörncrater20.5 kmTown in Sweden.
Persbocrater19.5 kmTown in Sweden.
Vätöcrater17.2 kmTown in Sweden.
Torsöcrater15.3 kmTown in Sweden.
Byskecrater12.6 kmTown in Sweden.
Faluncrater10 kmTown in Sweden.
Loscrater8.1 kmTown in Sweden.
Ulricehamncrater2.3 kmTown in Sweden.
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