Mars, named after Tanzania

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

FEATURES · 7

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Babati Mons	mons	44 km	Named for nearby crater, Babati.
Mambali	crater	31 km	Town in Tanzania.
Kyela	crater	30 km	Town in Tanzania.
Babati	crater	22 km	Town in Tanzania.
Koga	crater	19.2 km	Town in Tanzania.
Tarime	crater	18 km	Town in Tanzania.
Mikumi	crater	16.1 km	Town in Tanzania.

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