KUON GEO

Mars, named after The Netherlands (Dutch)

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
Huygenscrater467.3 kmChristiaan; Dutch physicist-astronomer (1629-1695).
Kaisercrater201.7 kmFrederick; Dutch astronomer (1808-1872).
Bakhuysencrater152.9 kmHendrik G.; Dutch astronomer (1838-1923).
Oudemanscrater124.2 kmJean A.; Dutch astronomer (1827-1906).
Zutphencrater38.3 kmTown in The Netherlands.
Bunnikcrater29 kmVillage in the Netherlands.
Edamcrater19.5 kmTown in the Netherlands.
Bronkhorstcrater17.8 kmTown in The Netherlands.
Vaalscrater10.9 kmTown in the Netherlands.
Weertcrater9.5 kmTown in the Netherlands. (Spelling corrected from Weer.)
Urkcrater2.9 kmTown in Netherlands.
Amsterdamcrater1.7 kmDutch port.
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