The Moon, named after Bulgaria

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

FEATURES · 1

NAME	TYPE	SIZE	WHY THAT NAME
Montes Haemus	mons	384.7 km	Named for range in the Balkans.

Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
All named features ｜ KUON THE MOON map ｜ About the map ｜ Every landing site on the Moon

DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA