KUON GEO

Mars, named after Ukraine

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

FEATURES · 11

NAMETYPESIZEWHY THAT NAME
Tisia Vallesvalley384.1 kmAncient name for modern Tisza River, Ukraine.
Kozovacrater50 kmTown in Ukraine.
Ochakovcrater31.1 kmTown in Ukraine.
Foroscrater24.5 kmTown in Ukraine.
Lukicrater20.8 kmTown in Ukraine.
Baltacrater17.3 kmTown in Ukraine.
Fastovcrater11.1 kmTown in Ukraine.
Belzcrater10.2 kmTown in Ukraine.
Lutskcrater4.9 kmTown in Ukraine.
Barcrater2.1 kmTown in Ukraine.
Druzhbacrater1.9 kmVillage in Ukraine.
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