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Mars, named after Turkey

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

FEATURES · 15

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Granicus Vallesvalley777.8 kmAncient name for river in Turkey.
Scamander Vallisvalley269 kmAncient name of river at Troy (modern Turkey).
Caralis Chaoschaos103.4 kmAfter Caralis Fons, classical albedo feature named after Caralis Lacus, now Beysehir Gölü, in Isauria (Asia Minor).
Simois Monsmons91.5 kmClassical albedo feature name of Greek origin, Simois.
Simois Collescollis86.9 kmClassical albedo feature name of Greek origin.
Bozkircrater79.9 kmTown in Turkey.
Hermus Vallisvalley53.3 kmClassical name for river in ancient Lydia (modern Turkey).
Sakarya Vallisvalley26 kmRiver in Turkey.
Tarsuscrater18.6 kmTown in Turkey.
Hashircrater16.2 kmTown in Turkey.
Sinopcrater14.7 kmTown in Turkey.
Cancrater8.6 kmTown in Turkey.
Gediz Vallisvalley8.3 kmRiver in Turkey.
Mutcrater7 kmTown in Turkey.
Zircrater6.2 kmTown in Turkey.
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