Mars, named after Yugoslavia

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

FEATURES · 3

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Naro Vallis	valley	442.7 km	Ancient name for modern Neretva River, Yugoslavia.
Drava Valles	valley	159 km	Modern river in Yugoslavia.
Milanković	crater	113.5 km	Milutin; Yugoslav geophysicist, astrophysicist (1879-1958).

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