Mars, named after Venezuela

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

FEATURES · 6

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Cantoura	crater	51.6 km	Town in Venezuela.
Elorza	crater	45.2 km	Town in Venezuela.
Libertad	crater	31.2 km	Town in Venezuela.
Suata	crater	23.9 km	Town in Venezuela.
Espino	crater	12.1 km	Town in Venezuela.
Cruz	crater	5.3 km	Town in Venezuela.

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