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Mars, named after Thailand

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

FEATURES · 9

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Dao Vallisvalley794 kmWord for "star" in Thai.
Kantangcrater52.4 kmTown in Thailand.
Paicrater42 kmTown in Thailand.
Thomcrater22.1 kmTown in Thailand.
Yalacrater19.7 kmTown in Thailand.
Phoncrater10 kmTown in Thailand.
Chatturatcrater7.8 kmTown in Thailand.
Takcrater5.2 kmTown in Thailand.
Nancrater2.3 kmTown in Thailand.
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