Mars, named after Taiwan

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

FEATURES · 3

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Wulai	crater	50.5 km	Town in Taiwan.
Magong	crater	46.6 km	Town in Taiwan (also spelled Makung).
Jiji	crater	21 km	Town in Taiwan.

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