List of craters on Mars: H-N
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Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
on Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
, but only some of them have names. Here is a list of named Martian craters, with names starting with the letter H – N (see also A – G and O – Z). Large Martian craters (greater than 60 km in diameter) are named after famous scientists and science fiction
Science fiction
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authors, or if less than 60 km in diameter, after towns on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
. Craters cannot be named for living people, and small crater names are not intended to be commemorative - that is, they aren't named after a specific town on Earth - with some exceptions formerly made for craters near landing sites. Latitude and longitude are given as planetographic coordinates with west longitude.
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| Crater | | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after |
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| Hadley | 19.5°S 203.1°W | 119.0 | 1973 | George Hadley George Hadley George Hadley was an English lawyer and amateur meteorologist who proposed the atmospheric mechanism by which the Trade Winds are sustained. As a key factor in ensuring that European sailing vessels reached North American shores, understanding the Trade Winds was becoming a matter of great... |
| Haldane | 53.1°S 230.9°W | 78.7 | 1973 | J. B. S. Haldane J. B. S. Haldane John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS , known as Jack , was a British-born geneticist and evolutionary biologist. A staunch Marxist, he was critical of Britain's role in the Suez Crisis, and chose to leave Oxford and moved to India and became an Indian citizen... |
| Hale Hale (Martian crater) Hale is a crater at 35.7°S, 323.4°E on Mars, just north of Argyre basin. It was created by an asteroid roughly across that impacted at an oblique angle about 3.5 to 3.8 billion years ago. The rim and ejecta are eroded and show smaller impacts, but subsequent deposits have covered up small craters... |
36.1°S 36.5°W | 149.0 | 1973 | George Hale |
| Halley | 48.7°S 59.3°W | 84.5 | 1973 | Edmund Halley |
| Ham | 45.0°S 32.6°W | 1.8 | 1976 | Ham, France |
| Hammaguir | 49.0°N 227.6°W | 0.5 | 1979 | Hammaguir Hammaguir Hammaguir is a town in Algeria, south-west of Béchar. Between 1947 and 1967 there was a rocket launch site near Hammaguir, used by France for launching sounding rockets and the satellite carrier "Diamant" between 1965 and 1967.... , Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... |
| Hamelin | 20.5°N 32.8°W | 9.6 | 1976 | Hamelin Hamelin Hamelin is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of 58,696 .... , Germany |
| Handlová | 38.0°N 88.7°W | 4.6 | 1991 | Handlová Handlová Handlová is a town in the Prievidza District, Trenčín Region in the middle of Slovakia. It is made up of the three parts Handlová, Nová Lehota and Morovno.-Geography:... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
| Harad | 27.7°S 28.1°W | 8.0 | 1976 | Harad, Saudi Arabia |
| Hargraves | 20.76°N 284.36°W | 68.0 | 2006 | Robert B. Hargraves Robert B. Hargraves Robert B. Hargraves was an American geologist who worked as a professor at Princeton University-Career:... |
| Harris | 21.88°S 293.27°W | 83 | 2010 | Daniel Lester Harris |
| Hartwig | 39.0°S 16.0°W | 105.0 | 1973 | Ernst Hartwig Ernst Hartwig Carl Ernst Albrecht Hartwig was a German astronomer.He discovered a new star in M31 on August 20, 1885. This object was designated as supernova "S Andromedae". During the 1883 observation campaign of comet 6P/d'Arrest he found five NGC objects working at the Strasbourg Observatory... |
| Hashir | 3.21°N 275.04°W | 16.5 | 2006-09-14 | Hashir, Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
| Heaviside | 70.7°S 95.3°W | 87.4 | 1973 | Oliver Heaviside Oliver Heaviside Oliver Heaviside was a self-taught English electrical engineer, mathematician, and physicist who adapted complex numbers to the study of electrical circuits, invented mathematical techniques to the solution of differential equations , reformulated Maxwell's field equations in terms of electric and... |
| Heimdal Heimdal (Martian crater) Heimdal is a relatively recent impact crater on the planet Mars. It lies in Vastitas Borealis, the northern plain. It is named after Heimdal, a town in Norway.... |
68.52°N 124.73°W | 11.5 | 2008 | Heimdal Heimdal, Hedmark Heimdal is a village in Løten municipality, Norway, located a few miles north of the urban area Løten. Its population is 300.-References:... , Norway |
| Heinlein Heinlein (crater) Heinlein is a crater in Promethei Terra, Mars. It is centered at 64.6 degrees south, 243.8 degrees west, and is 83 km in diameter. It is named after Robert A... |
64.8°S 243.8°W | 88.0 | 1994 | Robert A. Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction writer. Often called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a standard for science and engineering plausibility and helped to raise the genre's standards of... |
| Helmholtz | 45.8°S 21.3°W | 111.5 | 1973 | Hermann von Helmholtz Hermann von Helmholtz Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz was a German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to several widely varied areas of modern science... |
| Henbury | 63.76°S 147.87°W | 27.0 | 2007-04-16 | Henbury Crater, Australia |
| Henry | 10.9°N 336.7°W | 171.0 | 1973 | Paul Henry and Prosper Henry |
| Henry Moore | 59.73°S 306.24°W | 66.1 | 2006-12-14 | Henry J. Moore, American astrogeologist |
| Herculaneum | 19.5°N 58.7°W | 35.4 | 1988 | Herculaneum Herculaneum Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by volcanic pyroclastic flows in AD 79, located in the territory of the current commune of Ercolano, in the Italian region of Campania in the shadow of Mt... , Italy |
| Herschel Herschel (Martian crater) Herschel is a large crater on Mars. It is named after the eighteenth century astronomer William Herschel.Herschel is 300 kilometers wide, so large that it is properly considered an impact basin. It is located in the cratered highlands of the Martian southern hemisphere, at 14.5°S, 230°W... |
14.9°S 230.3°W | 304.5 | 1973 | William Herschel William Herschel Sir Frederick William Herschel, KH, FRS, German: Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel was a German-born British astronomer, technical expert, and composer. Born in Hanover, Wilhelm first followed his father into the Military Band of Hanover, but emigrated to Britain at age 19... |
| Hipparchus | 44.8°S 151.4°W | 93.0 | 1973 | Hipparchus Hipparchus Hipparchus, the common Latinization of the Greek Hipparkhos, can mean:* Hipparchus, the ancient Greek astronomer** Hipparchic cycle, an astronomical cycle he created** Hipparchus , a lunar crater named in his honour... |
| Hit | 47.4°N 221.7°W | 7.3 | 1979 | Hit, Iraq |
| Holden Holden (Martian crater) Holden is a 140 km wide crater on Mars, located with the southern highlands. It is named after Edward Singleton Holden, an American astronomer, and the founder of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.... |
26.4°S 34.0°W | 153.8 | 1973 | Edward S. Holden |
| Holmes | 75.0°S 293.2°W | 122.0 | 1973 | Arthur Holmes Arthur Holmes Arthur Holmes was a British geologist. As a child he lived in Low Fell, Gateshead and attended the Gateshead Higher Grade School .-Age of the earth:... |
| Honda | 22.6°S 16.4°W | 9.1 | 1976 | Honda, Colombia |
| Hooke | 45.2°S 44.4°W | 139.0 | 1973 | Robert Hooke Robert Hooke Robert Hooke FRS was an English natural philosopher, architect and polymath.His adult life comprised three distinct periods: as a scientific inquirer lacking money; achieving great wealth and standing through his reputation for hard work and scrupulous honesty following the great fire of 1666, but... |
| Hope | 45.2°N 10.3°W | 7.3 | 1976 | Hope, BC Hope, British Columbia Hope is a district municipality located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland region, and is at the southern end of the Fraser Canyon... , Canada |
| Horowitz | 32.04°S 219.36°W | 65.7 | 2009 | Norman Horowitz |
| Houston | 48.5°N 224.1°W | 1.6 | 1979 | Houston, TX Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... , USA |
| Hsuanch'eng | 47.0°N 227.4°W | 2.0 | 1979 | Xuancheng Xuancheng Xuancheng is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province of Eastern China. It borders Wuhu to the northwest, Chizhou to the west, Huangshan to the southwest, and the provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu to the southeast and northeast respectively.... , China |
| Huancayo | 3.7°S 39.9°W | 25.1 | 1976 | Huancayo Huancayo Huancayo with a rock') is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. It is located in Junín Province, of which it is also capital. Situated near the Mantaro Valley at an altitude of 3,271 meters, it has a population of 377,000 and is the fifth most populous city of the... , Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... |
| Huggins | 49.4°S 204.4°W | 90.0 | 1973 | William Huggins William Huggins Sir William Huggins, OM, KCB, FRS was an English amateur astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy.-Biography:... |
| Hussey | 53.8°S 126.7°W | 99.0 | 1973 | William Hussey William Hussey William Joseph Hussey was an American astronomer.He is most famous for the discovery and study of close binary stars. In the period from 1898 to 1899, he reobserved all binaries discovered by Otto Struve, with at least three observations of each... |
| Hutton | 71.8°S 255.4°W | 99.0 | 1973 | James Hutton James Hutton James Hutton was a Scottish physician, geologist, naturalist, chemical manufacturer and experimental agriculturalist. He is considered the father of modern geology... |
| Huxley | 63.0°S 259.2°W | 107.0 | 1973 | Thomas Huxley Thomas Huxley Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.... |
| Huygens | 14.3°S 304.6°W | 470.0 | 1973 | Christiaan Huygens |
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| Crater | | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after |
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| Iazu Iazu (crater) Iazu is an impact crater located in Meridiani Planum on Mars, about 7 km in diameter. It is close to the landing site of the Mars Exploration Rover-B Opportunity, and its walls have been photographed by the spacecraft during its traverse to Endeavour crater. At the time, the crater was about ... |
2.69°S 5.2°W | 6.8 | 2006-09-14 | Iazu Iazu Iazu may refer to several villages in Romania:* Iazu, a village in Cojasca Commune, Dâmboviţa County* Iazu, a village in Scânteia Commune, Ialomiţa County* Iazu, a village in Măgurele Commune, Prahova CountyIazu is also a crater on Mars... , Romania |
| Ibragimov | 25.7°S 59.7°W | 86.0 | 1982 | Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov was an Azerbaijani and a Soviet astronomer. A crater on Mars is named in his honor. Nadir Ibragimov was astrophysicist of the... |
| Igal | 20.3°S 249.2°W | 8.6 | 1991 | Igal, Hungary Igal, Hungary Igal is a town in Somogy county, Hungary.- External links :*... |
| Ikej | 21.2°N 247.6°W | 4.7 | 1988 | Ikej, Russia |
| Imgr | 19.4°N 248.9°W | 3.0 | 1988 | Imgr, Russia |
| Innsbruck | 6.5°S 40.0°W | 61.1 | 1976 | Innsbruck Innsbruck - Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus... , Austria |
| Ins | 24.8°N 251.2°W | 2.8 | 1988 | Ins, Switzerland Ins, Switzerland Ins is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:Ins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 66.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 21.0% is forested... |
| Inta | 24.6°S 25.2°W | 16.2 | 1976 | Inta Inta Inta is a town in the Komi Republic, Russia. During the Soviet era a "corrective labor camp" was located here. Population: It is served by Inta Airport.... , Russia |
| Inuvik Inuvik (crater) Inuvik is a crater located outside of the perennial north polar cap on Mars. The crater's diameter is 20.5 kilometres, and it lies at latitude 78.7°N, longitude 28.6°W. In 1988, the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature named the crater after the town... |
78.7°N 28.6°W | 20.5 | 1988 | Inuvik, Northwest Territories Inuvik, Northwest Territories Inuvik is a town in the Northwest Territories of Canada and is the administrative centre for the Inuvik Region.The population as of the 2006 Census was 3,484, but the two previous census counts show wide fluctuations due to economic conditions: 2,894 in 2001 and 3,296 in 1996... , Canada |
| Irbit | 24.6°S 25.0°W | 13.3 | 1976 | Irbit Irbit Irbit is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located from Yekaterinburg by train or by car on the right bank of the Nitsa River. It is crossed by long distance railway Yekaterinburg–Tavda–Ustye-Akha and by road traffic routes, directed to Kamyshlov, Artyomovsk, Turinsk, and Tyumen. Total area... , Russia |
| Irharen | 34.8°N 219.2°W | 6.5 | 1991 | Irharen, Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... |
| Isil | 27.3°S 272.2°W | 82.0 | 1991 | Isil, Spain |
| Izendy | 29.2°S 101.5°W | 23.5 | 1991 | Izendy, Russia |
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| Crater | | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jal | 26.5°S 28.8°W | 5.0 | 1976 | Jal, New Mexico Jal, New Mexico Jal is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jal is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.... , USA |
| Jama | 21.6°N 53.3°W | 2.9 | 1988 | Jama, Tunisia |
| Jampur | 39.0°N 81.7°W | 29.0 | 1991 | Jampur Jampur Jampur is a small city located at 29°38'32" N , 70°35'45"E in Rajanpur District, south of Dera Ghazi Khan, in the centre of Pakistan. It comprises an area of about 8-10 square kilometres and has a population of almost 1,20,000.-History:... , Pakistan |
| Janssen | 2.7°N 322.5°W | 158.0 | 1973 | Pierre Janssen |
| Jarry-Desloges | 9.5°S 276.3°W | 92.0 | 1973 | Rene Jarry-Desloges Rene Jarry-Desloges René Jarry-Desloges was a French amateur astronomer who worked at his own observatory.He observed the planets, and was able to confirm the rotational period of Mercury, which was first deduced by Giovanni Schiaparelli.... |
| Jeans | 69.8°S 205.9°W | 80.2 | 1973 | James Jeans |
| Jen | 40.2°N 10.6°W | 9.0 | 1976 | Jen Jen Jen may refer to:*Ren , a.k.a. Jen, Confucian word for humaneness*Jennifer , diminutive form JenFamous people with this surname*Jen, common of surname Ren, Njim, Nham, Yam, Yum, Yim, Im... , Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
| Jezero Jezero (crater) Jezero is a crater on Mars. Once flooded with water, the crater contains a fan-delta deposit rich in clays.In several Slavic languages including Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Serbian, and Slovenian, the word jezero means "lake".-Mars Science Laboratory:... |
18.41°N 282.38°W | 49.0 | 2007-07-25 | Jezero Jezero Jajce or Jezero is a village and a municipality in western Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the western part of the Republika Srpska entity. The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina uses both Jajce and Jezero as the official names of the municipality... , Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
| Jezža | 48.8°S 38.0°W | 9.1 | 1976 | Jezža Jezza Jezza may refer to:* Alex Jesaulenko, Australian rules footballer;* a common nickname for people called Jeremy or Jerry. Prominent Jeremys also known as Jezza include:** Jeremy Hardy, British comedian.... , Russia |
| Jijiga | 25.4°N 54.0°W | 17.3 | 1976 | Jijiga Jijiga Jijiga is a city in eastern Ethiopia and the capital of the Somali Region of that country. Located in the Jijiga Zone approximately 80 km east of Harar and 60 km west of the border with Somalia, this city has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1,609 meters above sea... , Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... |
| Jodrell | 47.8°N 227.8°W | 3.0 | 1979 | Jodrell Bank Jodrell Bank The Jodrell Bank Observatory is a British observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes, and is part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester... , England, UK |
| Johannesburg | 48.2°N 226.8°W | 1.0 | 1979 | Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa |
| Johnstown | 9.8°S 51.1°W | 3.2 | 2006 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown, Pennsylvania Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County... , USA |
| Jojutla | 81.63°N 169.65°W | 19.0 | 2006 | Jojutla, Mexico |
| Joly | 74.7°S 42.7°W | 79.9 | 1973 | John Joly John Joly John Joly FRS was an Irish physicist, famous for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer... |
| Jones | 19.1°S 19.9°W | 94.0 | 1973 | Harold Spencer Jones Harold Spencer Jones Sir Harold Spencer Jones KBE FRS was an English astronomer. Although born "Jones", his surname became "Spencer Jones".... |
| Jörn | 27.18°S 283.67°W | 20.7 | 2006 | Jörn Jörn Jörn is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 877 inhabitants in 2005.... , Sweden |
| Jumla | 21.3°S 273.6°W | 45.0 | 2006 | Jumla, Nepal |
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| Crater | | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kachug | 18.4°N 252.5°W | 4.7 | 1988 | Kachug, Russia |
| Kagoshima | 47.6°N 224.4°W | 1.5 | 1979 | Kagoshima, Japan |
| Kagul | 24.0°S 19.1°W | 8.5 | 1976 | Kagul Kagul Also called tagutok , bantula or tagungtung and kuratung .The kagul is a type of Philippine bamboo scraper gong/slit drum of the Maguindanaon and Visayans with a jagged edge on one side, played with two beaters, one scarping the jagged edge and the other one making a beat... , Moldova Moldova Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part... |
| Ka-id | 4.5°S 44.8°W | 8.5 | 1976 | Ka-id, Iraq Iraq Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.... |
| Kaiser Kaiser (crater) Kaiser Crater is a crater in the Noachis quadrangle of Mars, located at 46.6° S and 340.9° W. It is 207 km wide and was named after Frederick Kaiser, a Dutch astronomer .... |
46.6°S 340.9°W | 207.0 | 1973 | Frederik Kaiser Frederik Kaiser Frederik Kaiser was a Dutch astronomer.He was director of the Leiden Observatory from 1838 until his death.... |
| Kaj | 27.3°S 29.4°W | 1.8 | 1976 | Kaj Kaj Kaj may refer to:* Kaj River, river of Afghanistan* Kaj , a fictional frog on the television series Kaj & Andrea- Given name :* Kaj Arnö * Kaj Birket-Smith , Danish philologist and anthropologist... , Russia |
| Kakori | 41.8°S 29.9°W | 29.7 | 1976 | Kakori Kakori Kakori is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 14 km north of Lucknow. More widely known for its kebabs, Zardozi work and Dasheri mangoes, Kakori is also the centre of once flourishing Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya... , India |
| Kaliningrad | 48.8°N 225.1°W | 1.2 | 1979 | Kaliningrad Kaliningrad Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea... , Russia |
| Kalocsa | 6.9°N 7.0°W | 35.2 | 2008 | Kalocsa Kalocsa Kalocsa is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies 88 miles south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the Danube River. Historically it had greater political and economic importance than at present.Kalocsa is the Episcopal see... , Hungary |
| Kamativi | 20.7°S 260.1°W | 59.0 | 1991 | Kamativi Kamativi Kamativi is a small mining town in Matabeleland North province, Zimbabwe. Kamativi is also the name of a tin mine located at the town. The town exists because of the mine.... , Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three... |
| Kamloops | 53.8°S 32.6°W | 65.0 | 1991 | Kamloops, BC Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly... , Canada |
| Kamnik | 37.22°S 161.91°W | 10.2 | 2009 | Kamnik Kamnik Kamnik is the name of a municipality in Slovenia as well as the town that serves as its administrative, cultural, economic, and educational center. The municipality is in north central Slovenia. It encompasses a large part of the Kamnik Alps and the surrounding area... , Slovenia |
| Kampot | 42.1°S 45.7°W | 13.0 | 1976 | Kampot (city), Cambodia |
| Kanab | 27.5°S 19.0°W | 15.0 | 1976 | Kanab, Utah Kanab, Utah Kanab is a city in and the county seat of Kane County, Utah, United States. The area was first settled in 1864 and the town was founded in 1870 when ten Mormon families moved into the area. The population was 3,564 at the 2000 census... , USA |
| Kandi | 32.73°S 238.0°W | 8.5 | 2009 | Kandi Kandi Kandi is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of eastern Benin. Originally a market town, Kandi is now primarily a farming centre. It lies on the nation's main north-south highway, 650 km from Cotonou and 325 miles north of Porto-Novo. The town is the capital of... , Benin |
| Kansk | 20.8°S 17.3°W | 34.3 | 1976 | Kansk Kansk Kansk is a town on the left bank of the Kan River in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population: It is home to the Kansk air base and is crossed by the Trans-Siberian railroad.... , Russia |
| Kantang | 24.7°S 17.6°W | 54.8 | 1976 | Kantang Amphoe Kantang Kantang is a district in the western part of Trang Province, Thailand.-History:Kantang was the original capital of Trang Province, at first in Khuan Thani, and then from 1893-1916 to the coastal Kantang itself. As the area was prone to floodings the capital was finally moved further inland to... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
| Karpinsk | 45.9°S 32.2°W | 29.8 | 1976 | Karpinsk Karpinsk Karpinsk is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turya River , north of Yekaterinburg. Population: -History:The settlement of Bogoslovsk was founded in either 1759 or in 1769. It remained one of the largest copper production centers in the Urals until 1917... , Russia |
| Karshi | 23.5°S 19.4°W | 22.3 | 1976 | Karshi Qarshi Qarshi is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Province and has a population of 197,600 . It is about 520 km south-southwest of Tashkent, and about 335 km north of Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. It is located at latitude 38° 51' 48N; longitude 65° 47'... , Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.... |
| Kartabo | 41.2°S 52.5°W | 20.0 | 1976 | Kartabo, Guyana Kartabo, Guyana Kartabo is a village in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region of Guyana.Kartabo is on the lower Mazaruni River, 6 miles from Bartica. Its population is approximately 354. Residents are involved in fishing, farming, boat-building and logging. Some people are employed at the Tiperu Stone Quarries.Kartabo has... |
| Karzok | 18.36°N 131.9°W | 15.6 | 2006 | Karzok, Kashmir |
| Kasabi | 28.1°S 271.0°W | 43.0 | 1991 | Kasabi, Zambia Zambia Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west.... |
| Kashira | 27.3°S 18.4°W | 68.5 | 1976 | Kashira Kashira Kashira is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River south of Moscow. Population:... , Russia |
| Kasimov | 24.9°S 23.0°W | 91.3 | 1976 | Kasimov Kasimov Kasimov is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, which serves as the administrative center of Kasimovsky District . The town is situated on the left bank of the Oka River... , Russia |
| Kasra | 22.2°N 256.4°W | 3.6 | 1988 | Kasra, Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area... |
| Katoomba | 79.11°S 232.33°W | 53.0 | 2006 | Katoomba, New South Wales Katoomba, New South Wales Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. It is on the Great Western Highway 110 kilometres west of Sydney and 39 kilometres south-east of Lithgow. Katoomba railway station is on the... , Australia |
| Kaup | 22.9°N 33.2°W | 3.3 | 1976 | Kaup, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands... |
| Kaw | 16.6°N 255.8°W | 11.2 | 1976 | Kaw, French Guiana Kaw, French Guiana Kaw or Caux is a village in the commune of Régina, in north-east French Guiana, lying on the banks of Approuague river.-External links:*... |
| Kayne | 15.7°S 186.6°W | 34.9 | 1997 | Kayne, Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966... |
| Keeler | 61.0°S 151.3°W | 95.0 | 1973 | James E. Keeler |
| Kem | 45.3°S 33.0°W | 3.3 | 1976 | Kem, Russia |
| Kepler Kepler (Martian crater) Kepler is a crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars. Located at 46.8° S, 140.9° E, Kepler is 233 km wide and was named in 1973, in honor of the astronomer Johannes Kepler. On March 25, 2006 a section of the floor of Kepler was photographed by the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance... |
47.1°S 219.1°W | 233.0 | 1973 | Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his eponymous laws of planetary motion, codified by later astronomers, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican... |
| Keul' | 46.3°N 237.9°W | 5.9 | 1979 | Keul', Russia |
| Khanpur | 21.0°N 258.1°W | 2.5 | 1988 | Khanpur Khanpur Khanpur is a city and Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of in 2009, it is around 156,152.... , Pakistan |
| Kholm | 7.3°S 42.1°W | 11.6 | 1976 | Kholm Kholm Kholm is a town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Lovat and Kunya Rivers, north of Toropets, southwest of Staraya Russa, and south of Veliky Novgorod. Population:... , Russia |
| Khurli | 21.1°S 247.1°W | 8.9 | 1991 | Kurli, Pakistan |
| Kibuye | 29.13°S 178.29°W | 7.4 | 2010 | Kibuye Kibuye Kibuye is a city in Karongi district, and the capital of Western Province in Rwanda. The city lies on the eastern shore of Lake Kivu, about halfway down, and between Gisenyi and Cyangugu. It is known as a beach resort and is home to a genocide memorial marking the massacre of 90% of the town's... , Rwanda |
| Kifri- | 46.0°S 54.4°W | 15.0 | 1976 | Kifri-, Iraq Iraq Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.... |
| Kimry | 20.4°S 16.4°W | 21.6 | 1976 | Kimry Kimry Kimry , formerly Kimra, is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, at its confluence with the Kimrka River, to the east of Tver... , Russia |
| Kin | 20.4°N 33.5°W | 8.3 | 1976 | Kin, Okinawa Kin, Okinawa is a town located in Kunigami District, Okinawa, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 11,037 and a density of 294 persons per km². The total area is 37.57 km².... , Japan |
| Kinda | 26.0°S 105.2°W | 14.0 | 1991 | Kinda, Dem. Rep Congo |
| Kingston | 22.3°N 47.1°W | 0.7 | 1979 | Kingston, Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island... |
| Kinkora | 25.2°S 247.2°W | 54.3 | 1991 | Kinkora Kinkora, Prince Edward Island Kinkora is a settlement in Prince Edward Island.... , PE Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population... , Canada |
| Kipini | 26.1°N 31.6°W | 73.6 | 1976 | Kipini, Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... |
| Kirs | 26.6°S 19.5°W | 3.0 | 1976 | Kirs, Russia Kirs, Russia Kirs is a town and the administrative center of Verkhnekamsky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Kirs River near its confluence with the Vyatka, northeast of Kirov. Population:... |
| Kirsanov | 22.4°S 25.2°W | 15.5 | 1976 | Kirsanov Kirsanov Kirsanov is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Vorona River at its confluence with the Pursovka River east of Tambov. Population:... , Russia |
| Kisambo | 34.4°N 89.0°W | 15.8 | 1991 | Kisambo, Dem. Rep. Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world... |
| Kita | 23.0°S 17.2°W | 10.2 | 1976 | Kita, Mali Kita, Mali Kita is a town and commune in western Mali. It lies on the eastern slope of Mount Kita , known for its caves and rock paintings. Today, the city is known for its music, its annual Roman Catholic pilgrimage and its role as a processing center for the surrounding cotton- and peanut-growing region... |
| Knobel | 6.7°S 226.8°W | 128.6 | 1973 | Edward Knobel Edward Knobel Edward Ball Knobel was an English businessman and amateur astronomer. He was born in London, England.He started to study law but his love of geology made him change to the Government School of Mines in 1861. In 1862, he changed his career again, starting to work for Bass & Co... |
| Koga Koga (crater) Koga is a Martian impact crater, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 29.3°S, 103.8°W, north of the crater Virrat and northeast of the crater Dinorwic. To the north is the crater Nhill. It is named after a town in Tanzania, and its name was approved by the International... |
29.3°S 103.8°W | 19.3 | 1991 | Koga, Tanzania |
| Kok | 15.8°N 28.1°W | 6.3 | 1976 | Kok, Sarawak Sarawak Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which... , Malaysia |
| Kong | 5.4°S 38.7°W | 11.8 | 1976 | Kong, Côte d'Ivoire Kong, Côte d'Ivoire Kong is a town and commune in the Ferkessédougou Department, in the Savanes Region of northern Côte d'Ivoire. It was the capital of the Kong Empire .-Natural history:... |
| Kontum | 32.06°S 67.13°W | 22.1 | 2006 | Kontum Kontum Kon Tum is the capital town of Kon Tum province in Vietnam. It is located inland in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam, near the borders with Laos and Cambodia.... , Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... |
| Korolev | 73.0°N 195.5°W | 84.2 | 1973 | Sergei Korolev |
| Korph | 19.6°N 254.6°W | 7.5 | 1988 14 | Korph, Russia |
| Kourou | 47.1°N 227.3°W | 2.0 | 1979 | Kourou Kourou Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.Kourou is the location of the Guiana Space Centre, France and ESA's main spaceport.-Geography:... , French Guiana French Guiana French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west... |
| Koval'sky | 30.2°S 141.5°W | 309.0 | 1985 | M.A. Koval'sky |
| Koy | 21.7°N 50.5°W | 7.1 | 1988 | Koy KOY KOY in Phoenix is the oldest radio station in the state of Arizona. It is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-KOY:KOY was the first radio station in the state of Arizona, signing on in 1921 as Amateur Radio station 6BBH on 360 meters . Earl Neilsen was the holder of the 6BBH... , Russia |
| Krasnoye | 36.1°N 216.2°W | 6.5 | 1991 | Krasnoye, Russia |
| Kribi | 43.3°S 43.6°W | 13.7 | 1976 | Kribi Kribi -Location:The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of Douala, the loargest city in Cameroon and the busiest seaport in the country... , Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the... |
| Krishtofovich | 48.5°S 262.8°W | 112.0 | 1982 | Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich was a Soviet paleobotanist.He gathered extensive collections of the Mesozoic flora. In 1932 he published his book Geological review of the countries of the Far East.... |
| Kuba | 25.6°S 19.7°W | 26.8 | 1976 | Kuba Quba (city) Quba is a city in and the capital of the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan... , Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... |
| Kufra | 40.7°N 239.7°W | 37.5 | 1979 | Kufra Kufra Kufra is a basin and oasis group in Al Kufrah District, southeastern Cyrenaica in Libya. Kufra is historically important above all because at the end of nineteenth century it became the center and holy place of the Senussi order... , Libya Libya Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.... |
| Kuiper | 57.4°S 157.3°W | 87.0 | 1976 | Gerard Peter Kuiper Gerard Kuiper Gerard Peter Kuiper , Netherlands – December 24, 1973, Mexico City) was a Dutch-American astronomer after whom the Kuiper belt was named.-Early life:... |
| Kular | 16.6°N 251.9°W | 8.1 | 1988 | Kular Kular Kular is a village in Firozpur District, Punjab, India.It is located in south western Punjab, lying in close proximity with the Rajasthan State's Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar districts. Many farmers of the village own land in both Punjab and Rajasthan. The village, unlike its other counterparts... , Russia |
| Kumak | 35.8°S 68.2°W | 15.0 | 1979 | Kumak, Russia |
| Kumara | 43.3°N 231.5°W | 12.0 | 1979 | Kumara, New Zealand Kumara, New Zealand Kumara is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres south of Greymouth, close to the western end of State Highway 73, which leads across Arthur's Pass to Christchurch... |
| Kunes | 25.5°S 252.2°W | 15.1 | 1991 | Kunes, Norway |
| Kunowsky | 57.1°N 9.7°W | 67.4 | 1973 | George K. Kunowsky George K. Kunowsky Georg Karl Friedrich Kunowsky was a German lawyer who was also a talented amateur astronomer.He made observations of Mars with an 11 cm achromatic refractor telescope made by Joseph von Fraunhofer, which was one of the first times that achromatic refractors were used for planetary... |
| Kushva | 44.3°S 35.6°W | 38.3 | 1976 | Kushva Kushva Kushva is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, situated in the Ural Mountains near Yekaterinburg. Population: -History:Originally a mining town founded in 1735 at the Blagodat Mountain to explore its iron ore deposits, it was granted town status in 1926 and was then renamed from Kushvinsky Zavod ... , Russia |
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| Crater | | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 21.3°N 49.1°W | 0.6 | 1979 | La Paz, Mexico |
| Labria | 35.3°S 48.1°W | 54.0 | 1979 | Lábrea Lábrea Lábrea is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population is 38,451 and its area is 68.508,6 km². The town is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Lábrea.... , Brazil |
| Lachute | 4.3°S 39.8°W | 16.1 | 1976 | Lachute, Quebec Lachute, Quebec Lachute, is a town in southwest Quebec, 35 km northwest of Montreal, on the Rivière du Nord, a tributary of the Ottawa River, and west of Mirabel International Airport... , Canada |
| Laf | 48.3°N 6.0°W | 3.2 | 1976 | Laf LAF LAF may refer to:*Lafayette, Indiana , United States; Amtrak station code LAF*Lance Armstrong Foundation*Lean air-fuel*Lebanese Air Force*Lebanese Armed Forces*Lithuanian Activist Front... , Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the... |
| Lagarto | 50.2°N 8.4°W | 19.5 | 1976 | Lagarto, Brazil |
| Lamas | 27.3°S 20.7°W | 23.2 | 1976 | Lamas, Peru Lamas, Peru Lamas is the capital of the Lamas Province, situated in the San Martín Region of northern Peru. There are 16 871 inhabitants, according to the 2007 census. In 2005 a deep earthquake shake Lamas, killed 5 people, 174 injured and hundreds homeless.... |
| Lambert | 20.2°S 334.7°W | 92.0 | 1973 | Johann Heinrich Lambert Johann Heinrich Lambert Johann Heinrich Lambert was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, philosopher and astronomer.Asteroid 187 Lamberta was named in his honour.-Biography:... |
| Lamont | 58.6°S 113.6°W | 76.0 | 1973 | Johann von Lamont Johann von Lamont Johann von Lamont was a Scottish-German astronomer and physicist.-Biography:Von Lamont was born John Lamont at Corriemulzie near Inverey in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The son of Robert Lamont and Elizabeth Ewan, his education began at the local school in Inverey, near Braemar... |
| Lampland | 35.9°S 79.6°W | 79.0 | 1973 | Carl Otto Lampland Carl Otto Lampland Carl Otto Lampland was an American astronomer.Carl Otto Lampland was born near Hayfield in Dodge County, Minnesota. He was born into a family of ten children... |
| Land | 48.6°N 8.8°W | 5.4 | 1976 | Land, Alabama, USA |
| Lapri | 20.5°N 252.6°W | 3.1 | 1988 | Lapri, Russia |
| Lar | 26.1°S 29.1°W | 7.0 | 1979 | Lar, Iran |
| Lassell | 20.9°S 62.5°W | 92.0 | 1973 | William Lassell William Lassell William Lassell FRS was an English merchant and astronomer.Born in Bolton and educated in Rochdale after the death of his father, he was apprenticed from 1814 to 1821 to a merchant in Liverpool. He then made his fortune as a beer brewer, which enabled him to indulge his interest in astronomy... |
| Lasswitz | 9.4°S 221.8°W | 111.0 | 1976 | Kurd Lasswitz |
| Lau | 74.4°S 107.8°W | 104.9 | 1973 | Hans E. Lau Hans E. Lau Hans-Emil Lau was a Danish astronomer.He started his observational career during his studies at the Copenhagen University. After completing his degree in 1906 he worked at the Urania, the Treptow Observatory at Berlin, and finally at Horsholm Observatory in Copenhagen.He is most famous for his... |
| Laylá | 61.35°S 253.0°W | 20.8 | 2007-04-16 | Layla, Saudi Arabia |
| Le Verrier | 38.0°S 342.9°W | 140.0 | 1973 | Urbain Le Verrier |
| Lebu | 20.5°S 19.5°W | 20.0 | 1976 | Lebu, Chile Lebu, Chile Lebu is a port city and commune in central Chile administered by the Municipality of Lebu. Lebu is also the capital of Arauco Province in Bío-Bío Region... |
| Leighton | 3.06°N 302.32°W | 69.0 | 2009 | Robert B. Leighton |
| Leleque | 36.8°N 221.9°W | 8.4 | 1991 | Leleque Leleque Leleque is a village and municipality in Chubut Province in southern Argentina.-References:... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
| Lemgo | 42.8°S 34.8°W | 16.6 | 1976 | Lemgo Lemgo Lemgo is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of c. 42,000.It was founded in the 12th century by Bernhard II at the crossroad of two merchant routes. Lemgo was a member of the Hanseatic League, a medieval trading association of free cities in several... , Germany |
| Lenya | 27.0°S 106.9°W | 15.5 | 1991 | Lenya, Burma |
| Leuk | 24.1°N 55.1°W | 3.6 | 1988 | Leuk Leuk Leuk is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.Since it controls access to the Gemmi Pass, it had some importance from the time of Roman Raetia. The Leukerbad thermal baths are just North of Leuk, towards the pass... , Switzerland |
| Lexington | 22.0°N 48.7°W | 5.0 | 1979 | Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :... , USA |
| Li Fan | 47.2°S 153.2°W | 104.8 | 1973 | Li Fan |
| Liais | 75.4°S 252.8°W | 132.0 | 1973 | Emmanuel Liais Emmanuel Liais Emmanuel Liais was a French astronomer, botanist and explorer who spent many years in Brazil.He was born in Cherbourg, the son of a wealthy family in the shipbuilding industry.... |
| Libertad | 23.3°N 29.5°W | 31.0 | 1976 | Libertad Libertad Libertad, the Spanish word for "freedom", may refer to any of the following:-Geography:Argentina*Libertad, Buenos Aires Province*Libertad, ChacoBelize*Libertad, BelizeEquador*Libertad, EquadorMexico*Libertad, Chihuahua*Libertad, Chiapas... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
| Linpu | 18.4°N 246.9°W | 18.5 | 1976 | Linpu, Zhejiang Zhejiang Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital... , China |
| Lins | 15.9°N 29.9°W | 6.2 | 1976 | Lins Lins, São Paulo Lins is a municipality in the western part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2006 is 69,721 and the area is 527.98 km². The elevation is 437 m... , Brazil |
| Lipany | 0.22°S 280.33°W | 50.1 | 2011 | Lipany Lipany Lipany is a town in the Sabinov District, Prešov Region in northeastern Slovakia.- History :The first written mention about Lipany comes from 1312. It gained town privileges in the 16th century.- Geography :... , Slovakia |
| Lipik | 38.42°S 248.43°W | 56.0 | 2009 | Lipik Lipik -Settlements:The settlements included in the administrative area of Lipik include:* Antunovac, population 365* Bjelanovac, population 10* Brekinska, population 126* Brezine, population 223* Bujavica, population 33* Bukovčani, population 16... , Croatia |
| Lisboa | 21.5°N 47.7°W | 0.7 | 1979 | Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... , Portugal |
| Lismore | 27.05°N 41.72°W | 9.0 | 2006 | Lismore Lismore, County Waterford Lismore is a town in County Waterford, Ireland. It is located where the N72 road crosses the River Blackwater.-History:It was founded by Saint Mochuda, also known as Saint Carthage. In the 7th century, Lismore was the site of the well-known Lismore Abbey. It is also home to Lismore Castle, the... , Ireland |
| Littleton | 15.9°N 252.9°W | 7.2 | 1988 | Littleton, Maine Littleton, Maine Littleton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 955 at the 2000 census. In 1800 the southern half of the town was given as a land grant to Williams College and in 1801 the northern half was given as a grant to Framingham Academy... , USA |
| Liu Hsin | 53.6°S 171.6°W | 137.0 | 1973 | Liu Xin Liu Xin Liu Xin , later changed name to Liu Xiu , courtesy name Zijun , was a Chinese astronomer, historian, and editor during the Xin Dynasty . He was the son of Confucian scholar Liu Xiang and an associate of other prominent thinkers such as the philosopher Huan Tan... |
| Livny | 27.4°S 29.2°W | 9.2 | 1976 | Livny Livny Livny is a town in Oryol Oblast, Russia. Population: The town apparently originated in 1586 as Ust-Livny, a wooden fort on the bank of the Livenka River, although some believe that a town had existed on the spot previous to the Mongol invasion of Rus... , Russia |
| Llanesco Llanesco (crater) Llanesco is a Martian impact crater, 27 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 28.5S, 101.2°W, north of the crater Dinorwic. It is named after a town in Spain, and its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1991... |
28.5°S 101.2°W | 27.0 | 1991 | Llanesco, Spain |
| Locana | 3.5°S 38.2°W | 6.6 | 1976 | Locana Locana Locana is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 km northwest of Turin in the Orco Valley... , Italy |
| Lockyer | 28.0°N 199.5°W | 71.0 | 1973 | Joseph N. Lockyer |
| Lod Lod (crater) Lod Crater is a crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars, located at 21.2° N and 31.6° W. It is 7.5 km in diameter and was named after a town in Israel.... |
21.2°N 31.6°W | 7.5 | 1976 | Lod Lod Lod is a city located on the Sharon Plain southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2010, it had a population of 70,000, roughly 75 percent Jewish and 25 percent Arab.The name is derived from the Biblical city of Lod... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
| Lodwar | 55.4°S 43.3°W | 16.0 | 1991 | Lodwar Lodwar Lodwar is the largest town in northwestern Kenya, located west of Lake Turkana on the A1 road. Its main industries are basket weaving and tourism. The Loima Hills lie to its west. Lodwar is the capital of Turkana District... , Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... |
| Lohse | 43.7°S 16.8°W | 155.5 | 1973 | Oswald Lohse Oswald Lohse Wilhelm Oswald Lohse was a German astronomer. He first worked at the private Bothkamp Observatory, and starting in 1874 at the Potsdam Astrophysical Observatory, being its Chief Astronomer at the time of his death.... |
| Loja | 41.5°N 223.9°W | 10.4 | 1979 | Loja, Ecuador Loja, Ecuador Loja is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and El Oro, and with Peru in the south... |
| Lomela | 81.8°S 56.1°W | 11.2 | 1991 | Lomela, Dem. Rep. Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world... |
| Lomonosov Lomonosov (Martian crater) Lomonosov is a medium crater on Mars, with a diameter close to 150 km. It is located in the Martian northern plains north of the planet's equator. Since it is large and found close to the boundary between the Mare Acidalium quadrangle and the Mare Boreum quadrangle, it is found on both maps... |
65.2°N 9.2°W | 153.0 | 1973 | Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries was the atmosphere of Venus. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art,... |
| Lonar | 73.21°N 321.73°W | 11.3 | 2007 | Lonar, India |
| Longa | 20.9°S 26.0°W | 10.4 | 1976 | Longa Longa, Angola Longa is a town and municipality in Cuando Cubango Province in Angola.... , Angola Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city... |
| Loon | 19.0°S 246.6°W | 7.6 | 1991 | Loon, Ontario, Canada |
| Lorica | 20.0°S 28.4°W | 67.6 | 1976 | Santa Cruz de Lorica Santa Cruz de Lorica Santa Cruz de Lorica is a town and municipality located in the Córdoba Department, northern Colombia.-References:... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
| Los | 35.4°S 76.3°W | 7.9 | 1979 | Los, Sweden Los, Sweden Los is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 403 inhabitants in 2005.An eight kilometre wide crater on Mars was officially named after this village in 1979. The crater is located at 35.4N and 76.3W on the Martian surface.... |
| Lota | 46.7°N 11.9°W | 15.4 | 1976 | Lota, Chile Lota, Chile Lota is a city and commune located in the center of the Chile on the Gulf of Arauco. It lies within the Concepción Province of the Biobío Region.-History:... |
| Loto | 22.1°S 22.5°W | 22.4 | 1976 | Loto Loto Loto are a Portuguese band from Alcobaça. The band consists of Ricardo, JT and Pedrosa, and they produce electro-pop-rock-dance music.Their debut was in October 2002 with the EP Swinging on a Star.... , Dem. Rep. Congo |
| Louth | 70.41°N 256.88°W | 37.75 | 2007-02-07 | Louth, Ireland |
| Lowbury | 42.7°N 93.1°W | 17.9 | 1991 | Lowbury, New Zealand |
| Lowell | 52.3°S 81.4°W | 203.0 | 1973 | Percival Lowell Percival Lowell Percival Lawrence Lowell was a businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer who fueled speculation that there were canals on Mars, founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and formed the beginning of the effort that led to the discovery of Pluto 14 years after his death... |
| Luck | 17.4°N 37.0°W | 7.7 | 1976 | Luck, Wisconsin Luck, Wisconsin Luck is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Luck is located at .... , USA |
| Luga | 44.6°S 47.5°W | 45.0 | 1976 | Luga, Russia |
| Łuki | 29.8°S 37.4°W | 21.2 | 1979 | Łuki, Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
| Luqa | 18.22°S 228.27°W | 16.5 | 2010 | Luqa Luqa Ħal Luqa is a village located in the south east of Malta. It is an old town that has a dense population, typical of the Maltese Islands. The population of Ħal Luqa is 6,028 . There is a church in its main square dedicated to St. Andrew. The traditional feast of St... , Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
| Lutsk | 39.0°N 3.2°W | 5.0 | 1976 | Lutsk Lutsk Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
| Luzin | 27.3°N 328.8°W | 97.0 | 1976 | N. N. Luzin |
| Lydda | 24.7°N 32.0°W | 36.5 | 1997 | Lydda Lod Lod is a city located on the Sharon Plain southeast of Tel Aviv in the Center District of Israel. At the end of 2010, it had a population of 70,000, roughly 75 percent Jewish and 25 percent Arab.The name is derived from the Biblical city of Lod... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
| Lyell | 70.1°S 15.6°W | 131.0 | 1973 | Charles Lyell Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, Kt FRS was a British lawyer and the foremost geologist of his day. He is best known as the author of Principles of Geology, which popularised James Hutton's concepts of uniformitarianism – the idea that the earth was shaped by slow-moving forces still in operation... |
| Lyot | 50.8°N 330.7°W | 236.0 | 1973 | Bernard Lyot Bernard Lyot Bernard Ferdinand Lyot was a French astronomer.His interest in astronomy started in 1914. He soon acquired a telescope and soon upgraded to a . From graduation in 1918 until 1929, he worked as a demonstrator at the Ecole Polytechnique... |
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| Crater | | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after |
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| Mädler Mädler (Martian crater) Mädler is a crater on Mars named in honor of the German astronomer Johann Heinrich Mädler. It is located at 2.7°E 10.7°S.Mädler and collaborator Wilhelm Beer produced the first reasonably good maps of Mars in the early 1830s. When doing so, they selected a particular feature for the prime meridian... |
10.8°S 357.3°W | 125.0 | 1973 | Johann Heinrich Mädler |
| Madrid | 48.8°N 224.6°W | 3.5 | 1979 | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain |
| Mafra | 44.4°S 53.2°W | 13.0 | 1976 | Mafra (Santa Catarina), Brazil |
| Magadi | 34.9°S 46.2°W | 53.0 | 1979 | Magadi, Kenya Magadi, Kenya Magadi, Kenya is a town in the Great Rift Valley at Lake Magadi, located southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. Magadi is northeast of Lake Natron in Tanzania.... |
| Magelhaens | 32.7°S 174.8°W | 105.0 | 1976 | Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" .... |
| Maggini | 28.0°N 350.6°W | 143.0 | 1973 | Mentore Maggini Mentore Maggini Mentore Maggini was an Italian astronomer.He was director of the Collurania Observatory and is best known for his maps of Mars and the work on binary stars.A crater on Mars was named in his honor.... |
| Mago | 16.1°N 254.7°W | 2.8 | 1988 | Mago, Russia |
| Maidstone | 41.9°S 54.3°W | 10.0 | 1976 | Maidstone Maidstone Maidstone is the county town of Kent, England, south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town linking Maidstone to Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river was a source and route for much of the town's trade. Maidstone was the centre of the agricultural... , England, United Kingdom |
| Main | 76.6°S 310.9°W | 109.0 | 1973 | Rev. Robert Main Robert Main The Reverend Robert Main was an English astronomer.Born in Kent, the eldest son of Thomas Main, Robert Main attended school in Portsea before studying mathematics at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he graduated as sixth wrangler in 1834... |
| Makhambet | 28.42°N 40.55°W | 16.0 | 2006 | Makhambet, Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... |
| Manah | 4.7°S 33.7°W | 11.2 | 1976 | Manah, Oman Manah, Oman Manah is a town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, in northeastern Oman.- Manah :The wilayat of Manah is thought to be the first resting place of Malik bin Fahim al Azdi before the Arabs entered Oman when the Maa'rab Dam in Yemen broke. A falaj in Manah still bears his name. In the old town, there are... |
| Mandora Mandora (crater) Mandora is a crater on Mars at 12.3N 53.7W. It is 59.4 km in diameter, and is named after the locality of Mandora in Western Australia.-External links:*.... |
12.3°N 53.7°W | 59.4 | 1988 | Mandora Mandora Station Mandora Station is a cattle station on the Western Australia coast south of Broome, located in the Shire of Broome. It maintains a weather station and is noted for the Mandora Marsh wetland, and for its proximity to Eighty Mile Beach, which are key stopping places for migratory birds.Mandora... , Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... |
| Manti | 3.6°S 37.7°W | 16.2 | 1976 | Manti, Utah Manti, Utah -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,040 people, 930 households, and 742 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,560.2 people per square mile . There were 1,010 housing units at an average density of 518.3 per square mile... , USA |
| Manzi | 22.4°S 27.5°W | 7.2 | 1976 | Manzi, Burma |
| Maraldi | 62.2°S 32.0°W | 124.0 | 1973 | Giacomo F. Maraldi Giacomo F. Maraldi Giacomo Filippo Maraldi was an French-Italian astronomer and mathematician. His name is also given as Jacques Philippe Maraldi.... |
| Marbach | 17.8°N 249.0°W | 25.8 | 1976 | Marbach Marbach, Lucerne Marbach is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-Geography:Marbach has an area of . Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
| Marca | 10.1°S 158.3°W | 81.0 | 1985 | Marca, Peru |
| Mari | 52.4°S 45.9°W | 41.6 | 1991 | Mari, Syria Mari, Syria Mari was an ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, located 11 kilometers north-west of the modern town of Abu Kamal on the western bank of Euphrates river, some 120 km southeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria... |
| Maricourt | 53.32°N 71.3°W | 9.9 | 2007 | Maricourt, Quebec Maricourt, Quebec Maricourt is a village of 437 people, part of the Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.-References:... |
| Mariner | 35.1°S 164.5°W | 170.0 | 1967 | Mariner 4 Mariner 4 Mariner 4 was the fourth in a series of spacecraft, launched on November 28, 1964, intended for planetary exploration in a flyby mode and performed the first successful flyby of the planet Mars, returning the first pictures of the Martian surface... |
| Marth | 13.0°N 3.5°W | 98.4 | 1973 | Albert Marth Albert Marth Albert Marth was a German astronomer who worked in England and Ireland.He came to England in 1853 to work for George Bishop, a rich wine merchant and patron of astronomy. At that time, paid jobs in astronomy were quite rare.... |
| Martin | 21.41°S 69.33°W | 61.4 | 2006 | James Martin James Martin (NASA) James Slattin Martin, Jr. was project manager for the Viking program.-Biography:As Viking 1 landed on Mars, Martin hung up on a call from President Ford, telling him that he was "busy right now" and to call back in three hours... |
| Martz | 35.3°S 215.9°W | 97.0 | 1973 | Edwin P. Martz Edwin P. Martz Edwin P. Martz, Jr was an American physicist and astronomer.He worked with William Pickering at Lowell Observatory in 1937 creating the first color photographs of Mars. He then worked at the Dearborn Observatory from 1939 until 1941. During the Second World War he was an optical engineer for the U.S... |
| Masursky | 12.1°N 32.4°W | 117.9 | 1997 | Harold Masursky Harold Masursky Harold Masursky was an American geologist and astronomer.He started his career working for the US Geological Survey and later joined NASA as a senior science member. He was responsible for investigation of planetary and lunar surfaces, being interested in finding scientifically valuable landing... |
| Matara | 49.62°S 325.48°W | 49.4 | 2009 | Matara, Sri Lanka Matara, Sri Lanka Matara is a city on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 160 km from Colombo. It is one of the largest cities in Sri Lanka. It was deeply affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.-History:... |
| Maunder | 50.0°S 358.5°W | 107.5 | 1973 | Edward Maunder |
| Mazamba | 27.56°S 69.75°W | 53.5 | 2006 | Mazamba, Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest... |
| McLaughlin | 22.1°N 22.5°W | 96.2 | 1973 | Dean B. McLaughlin Dean Benjamin McLaughlin Dean Benjamin McLaughlin was an American astronomer. He was a professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan. He was the father of the science fiction author Dean B... |
| McMurdo | 84.4°S 359.1°W | 30.3 | 2000 | McMurdo Station McMurdo Station McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National... , Antarctica |
| Medrissa | 18.8°N 56.7°W | 21.2 | 1988 | Medrissa Medrissa Medrissa is a town and commune in Tiaret Province in northwestern Algeria.-References:... , Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... |
| Mega | 1.5°S 37.0°W | 18.0 | 1976 | Mega, Ethiopia Mega, Ethiopia Mega is a town in southern Ethiopia. Located between Moyale and Yabelo on the paved highway south to Kenya, in the Borena Zone of the Oromia Region , this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1740 meters above sea level... |
| Meget | 19.1°N 252.8°W | 4.6 | 1988 | Meget, Russia |
| Mellish Mellish (crater) Mellish is a crater on Mars located in the planet's southern hemisphere at coordinates 72.9S, 24.0W. It was named after John E. Mellish, an American amateur astronomer from St. Charles, Illinois. The crater was named after Mellish in 1994 at the request of Steven Dick at the U.S. Naval Observatory.... |
72.8°S 24.0°W | 101.7 | 1994 | John E. Mellish John E. Mellish John Edward Mellish was an American amateur astronomer and telescope builder.John E. Mellish lived outside of Madison Wisconsin... |
| Mellit | 7.11°N 1.8°W | 23.7 | 2008 | Mellit, Sudan Sudan Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the... |
| Mena | 32.4°S 18.8°W | 32.5 | 1979 | Mena Mena -Biology:*Mena, one of three members of the Ena/Vasp homology proteins in mice*Mena , a genus of sea anemone-Geography:*MENA, an acronym for the "Middle East & North Africa" region**For coverage of the MENA revolutions see Arab Spring... , Russia |
| Mendel Mendel (Martian crater) Mendel is the name of a crater in Terra Cimmeria, Mars. It is located at -58.8°N, 161.0°E and was named in honor of Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics.-External links:* on Google Mars... |
59.1°S 199.0°W | 78.6 | 1973 | Gregor Mendel Gregor Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian scientist and Augustinian friar who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the new science of genetics. Mendel demonstrated that the inheritance of certain traits in pea plants follows particular patterns, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance... |
| Mendota | 36.1°N 221.7°W | 8.9 | 1991 | Mendota, Illinois Mendota, Illinois Mendota is a city located in north-central Illinois in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The city has 7,272 residents, and is the fifth largest city in LaSalle County, though recent estimates have shown that the population has decreased to 6,995 residents. It is part of the... , USA |
| Mie | 48.5°N 220.4°W | 104.0 | 1973 | Gustav Mie Gustav Mie Gustav Adolf Feodor Wilhelm Ludwig Mie was a German physicist.-Biography:Mie was born in Rostock. From 1886 he studied mathematics and physics at the University of Rostock. In addition to his major subjects, he also attended lectures in chemistry, zoology, geology, mineralogy, astronomy as well as... |
| Mila | 27.4°S 20.8°W | 10.6 | 1976 | Mila Mila Province Mila is a province of Algeria, whose capital is Mila. Other localities include Telerghma, Grarem Gouga, Hamala and Rouached.-Administrative divisions:... , Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab... |
| Milankovic | 54.7°N 146.7°W | 118.4 | 1973 | Milutin Milankovitch |
| Milford | 52.8°S 41.5°W | 27.3 | 1991 | Milford, Utah Milford, Utah Milford is a city in Beaver County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,420 at the 2010 census.-History:Although there were ranches in the area in the 1870s, Milford did not come into being until the arrival of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad in 1880.-Milford Flat... , USA |
| Millman | 54.3°S 149.8°W | 75.0 | 1994 | Peter Millman Peter Millman Peter Mackenzie Millman was a Canadian astronomer. He worked at the Dunlap Observatory from 1933 until 1940. In early 1941 he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1946 he joined the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa... |
| Millochau | 21.4°S 275.0°W | 115.0 | 1973 | Gaston Millochau Gaston Millochau Gaston Millochau was a French astronomer.From 1899 until 1903 he observed Mars at the Meudon Observatory and reported some details visible on its surface. In contrast to other observers at that time he did not see any canal-like features.A crater on Mars was named in his honor.-External links:*... |
| Milna | 23.46°S 12.31°W | 27 | 2010 | Milna Milna Milna is a village and municipality on the western side of the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia county, Croatia.It is situated in a deep bay oriented towards the island of Mrduja and Split Channel, on the west.The village was settled in the 16th century, by sheppards from Nerežišća.- Villages in the... , Croatia |
| Mirtos | 22.3°N 51.8°W | 5.8 | 1988 | Mirtos, Crete Crete Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits... , Greece |
| Mistretta | 24.9°S 109.2°W | 14.8 | 1991 | Mistretta Mistretta Mistretta is a comune in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 90 km east of Palermo and about 110 km west of Messina... , Sicily Sicily Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,... , Italy |
| Mitchel | 67.7°S 283.9°W | 138.4 | 1973 | Ormsby M. Mitchel Ormsby M. Mitchel Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel was an American astronomer and major general in the American Civil War.... |
| Miyamoto Miyamoto (crater) Miyamoto is a crater on Mars, west of the Plains of Meridiani. The crater is wide. The crater's northeastern half is filled with rocks formed in the presence of water and include minerals of iron and sulfur, which likely settled on lake bottoms or in groundwater systems... |
2.88°S 7.0°W | 160.0 | 2007 | Shotaro Miyamoto |
| Mliba | 39.9°S 272.1°W | 13.5 | 1991 | Mliba Mliba Mliba is a town in central Swaziland. It is located on the MR5 route to the northeast of Manzini, between the towns of Luve and Bhalekane.-References:... , Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique... |
| Mohawk | 43.2°N 5.4°W | 17.5 | 1976 | Mohawk Mohawk, Montgomery County, New York Mohawk is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 3,844 at the 2010 census.The Town of Mohawk is on the north border of the county, west of the City of Amsterdam.The county seat, Fonda is in Mohawk.- History :... , Montgomery, New York Montgomery County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 49,708 people, 20,038 households, and 13,104 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 22,522 housing units at an average density of 56 per square mile... , USA |
| Mojave Mojave (crater) Mojave Crater is an impact crater in the Oxia Palus quadrangle of Mars located at7.5° N and 33.1° W. It is 58.5 km in diameter and was named after a town in California, USA.... |
7.5°N 33.1°W | 58.5 | 2006 | Mojave, California Mojave, California Mojave is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located east of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2762 feet... , USA |
| Molesworth | 27.7°S 210.9°W | 181.0 | 1973 | Percy B. Molesworth Percy B. Molesworth Percy Braybrooke Molesworth was a Major in the corps of Royal Engineers and an amateur astronomer.- Life and work :... |
| Montevallo | 15.4°N 54.4°W | 51.9 | 1988 | Montevallo, Alabama Montevallo, Alabama Montevallo is a city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. A college town, it is the home of the University of Montevallo, a public liberal arts university with around 3000 students. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city of Montevallo is 4,825.... , USA |
| Morella | 9.7°S 51.5°W | 78.9 | 2006 | Morella, Castellon |
| Moreux | 42.1°N 315.6°W | 138.0 | 1973 | Theophile Moreux Théophile Moreux -Life:Moreux was born at Argent-sur-Sauldre, Cher on 20 November 1867.He initiated the Bourges Observatory at the seminary St Célestin at Bourges, where he was a professor of science and mathematics.... |
| Moroz | 23.7°S 20.56°W | 123.0 | 2007-08-20 | Vasily Ivanovich; Russian planetary scientist (1931–2004). |
| Moss | 19.5°N 250.6°W | 9.1 | 1976 | Moss, Norway Moss, Norway is a coastal city and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838... |
| Müller | 26.0°S 232.3°W | 129.0 | 1973 | Hermann J. Müller and Carl H. Müller |
| Murgoo | 23.9°S 22.5°W | 24.5 | 1976 | Murgoo, Western Australia |
| Mut | 22.6°N 35.8°W | 6.6 | 1976 | Mut, Sudan |
| Mutch | 0.6°N 55.3°W | 211.0 | 1985 | Thomas A. Mutch Thomas A. Mutch Thomas A. Mutch was an American geologist and planetary scientist. He was a professor at Brown University from 1960 until his death. He was presumed killed when he disappeared during descent from Mount Nun in the Kashmir Himalayas.He published two books about the geology of the Moon and of Mars... |
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| Crater | | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after |
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| Naar | 23.1°N 42.2°W | 11.4 | 1976 | Naar, Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
| Naic | 24.7°N 252.6°W | 8.3 | 1976 | Naic NAIC NAIC is an initialism for* The National Association of Investors Corporation* The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center* The North American Industry Classification System* The National Association of Insurance Commissioners... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
| Nain | 41.8°N 233.2°W | 6.8 | 1979 | Nain, Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400... , Canada |
| Naju | 45.3°N 237.2°W | 8.1 | 1979 | Naju Naju Naju is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju and the first character of Naju . Dongshin University is situated in Naju... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
| Nakusp | 24.72°N 35.52°W | 7.5 | 2006 | Nakusp, British Columbia Nakusp, British Columbia The Village of Nakusp is a small community located on the shores of Upper Arrow Lake, a portion of the Columbia River, in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia... , Canada |
| Nan | 26.9°S 20.0°W | 1.9 | 1976 | Nan, Thailand Nan, Thailand Nan is a town in Northern Thailand. It is located some 668 km north of Bangkok. Its population exceeds 24.000. It is situated in the centre of the province which bears its name, and of which it is the administrative capital. It covers the whole tambon Nai Wiang of Mueang Nan district, an area... |
| Nansen | 50.3°S 140.6°W | 81.0 | 1967 | Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In his youth a champion skier and ice skater, he led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, and won international fame after reaching a... |
| Nardo | 27.8°S 32.9°W | 26.6 | 1976 | Nardò Nardò Nardò is a town and comune of 31,185 inhabitants and comune in the southern Italian region of Apulia, in the province of Lecce.-History:... , Italy |
| Naruko | 36.25°S 161.81°W | 4.4 | Naruko, Miyagi Naruko, Miyagi is a former town located in Tamatsukuri District, Miyagi, Japan.On March 31, 2006, Naruko was merged with the town of Iwadeyama, from Tamatsukuri District, the towns of Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi, all from Shida District, the town of Tajiri, from Tōda District, and the city of Furukawa to... |
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| Naryn | 14.89°N 236.79°W | 3.7 | 2008 | Naryn Naryn Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 . It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, , which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town... , Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east... |
| Naukan | 21.5°N 30.7°W | 8.4 | 1976 | Naukan, Russia |
| Navan | 26.1°S 23.6°W | 26.5 | 1976 | Navan Navan -People:Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan.... , Ireland |
| Nazca | 31.9°S 266.4°W | 15.5 | 1991 | Nazca Nazca Nazca is a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town in the Nazca Province. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 300 BC and AD 800... , Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... |
| Negele | 36.1°S 264.1°W | 37.8 | 1991 | Negele, Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... |
| Neive | 23.4°N 253.0°W | 2.9 | 1988 | Neive Neive Neive is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km southeast of Turin and about 60 km northeast of Cuneo... , Italy |
| Nema | 20.9°N 52.2°W | 15.8 | 1976 | Nema, Russia |
| Nepa | 25.2°S 19.7°W | 15.5 | 1976 | Nepa Nepa Nepa is a village development committee in Dailekh District in the Bheri Zone of western-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3621 people living in 739 individual households.-External links:*... , Russia |
| Nereus Nereus (Martian crater) Nereus is a small impact crater on Mars with a diameter of about . It is located just south of the planet's equator on the relatively smooth Meridiani Planum .... |
02.1°S 05.5°W | ~0.01 | Nereus Nereus In Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus and Gaia , a Titan who with Doris fathered the Nereids, with whom Nereus lived in the Aegean Sea. In the Iliad the Old Man of the Sea is the father of Nereids, though Nereus is not directly named... , a Greek god (probably of the sea) |
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| Never | 23.7°N 254.3°W | 2.9 | 1988 | Never, Russia |
| New Bern | 21.8°N 49.2°W | 0.9 | 1979 | New Bern, North Carolina New Bern, North Carolina New Bern is a city in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 29,524 as of the 2010 census.. It is located at the confluence of the Trent and the Neuse rivers... , USA |
| New Haven | 22.3°N 49.3°W | 1.0 | 1979 | New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and... , USA |
| New Plymouth | 15.9°S 184.2°W | 33.3 | 2003 | New Plymouth, Idaho New Plymouth, Idaho New Plymouth is a city in Payette County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,400 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated on February 15, 1896. It is the host of the annual Payette County Fair.... , USA |
| Newcomb | 24.4°S 359.0°W | 252.0 | 1973 | Simon Newcomb Simon Newcomb Simon Newcomb was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. Though he had little conventional schooling, he made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on economics and statistics and authoring a science fiction novel.-Early life:Simon Newcomb was born in the town of... |
| Newport | 22.5°N 49.0°W | 1.8 | 1979 | Newport, Rhode Island Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War... , USA |
| Newton Newton (Martian crater) Newton is a large crater on Mars, with a diameter close to 300 km. It is located south of the planet's equator in the heavily cratered highlands of Terra Sirenum. The impact that formed Newton likely occurred more than 3 billion years ago... |
40.8°S 158.1°W | 298.0 | 1973 | Isaac Newton Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."... |
| Nhill Nhill (crater) Nhill is a Martian impact crater, 22 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 29°S, 103.4°W, southwest of the crater Llanesco and northwest of the crater Dinorwic. It is named after a town in Victoria, Australia, and its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1991... |
29.0°S 103.4°W | 22.0 | 1991 | Nhill, Victoria Nhill, Victoria Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, half-way between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the 2006 census Nhill had a population of 1915.-History:... , Australia |
| Nicholson Nicholson (Martian crater) Nicholson is a crater on Mars centered at 0.1° N and 164.5° W. It is 62 miles wide , and located in the Memnonia quadrangle. Nicholson is a good marker for the equator as it sits almost directly on the martian equator... |
0.2°N 164.6°W | 102.5 | 1973 | Seth Barnes Nicholson Seth Barnes Nicholson Seth Barnes Nicholson was an American astronomer.Nicholson was born in Springfield, Illinois and was raised in rural Illinois... |
| Nier | 43.1°N 254.0°W | 47.0 | 1997 | Alfred O. C. Nier Alfred O. C. Nier Alfred Otto Carl Nier was an American physicist who pioneered the development of mass spectrometry and used it in innovative ways to establish some major scientific results.-Early career:... |
| Niesten | 28.3°S 302.3°W | 115.0 | 1973 | Louis Niesten Louis Niesten Louis Niesten was a Belgian astronomer working at the Brussels Royal Observatory. In 1877 he observed Mars and created a detailed map of its surface features.... |
| Nif | 20.1°N 56.3°W | 8.7 | 1976 | Nif, Yap Yap Yap, also known as Wa'ab by locals, is an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean. It is a state of the Federated States of Micronesia. Yap's indigenous cultures and traditions are still strong compared to other neighboring islands. The island of Yap actually consists of four... , Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c... |
| Nipigon Nipigon (crater) Nipigon is an impact crater on Mars, located in the Arcadia quadrangle just North-East of the volcano Uranius Patera. The crater is in diameter. The crater was named in 1991 after the Canadian town Nipigon, Ontario... |
34.0°N 81.9°W | 9.3 | 1991 | Nipigon, Ontario Nipigon, Ontario Nipigon is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located along the west side of the Nipigon River and south of the small Lake Helen running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior... , Canada |
| Niquero | 38.8°S 166.09°W | 10.78 | 2008 | Niquero, Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city... |
| Nitro | 21.5°S 24.0°W | 28.7 | 1976 | Nitro, West Virginia Nitro, West Virginia Nitro is a city in West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. Most of the city lies in Kanawha County, with the remainder in Putnam County. The population was 7,178 at the 2010 census.Nitro was incorporated in 1932 by Circuit Court.- City name origin :... , USA |
| Njesko | 35.5°S 275.0°W | 28.0 | 1991 | Njesko, Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south... |
| Noma | 25.7°S 24.4°W | 42.1 | 1976 | Noma, Namibia Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March... |
| Noord | 19.49°S 11.26°W | 7.8 | 2011 | Noord Noord Noord is a town in Aruba . It is part of the Noord/Tanki Leendert administrative unit of Aruba, which has a population of 16,944 as of 2000.... , Aruba Aruba Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula... |
| Nordenskiöld | 52.7°S 158.9°W | 89.0 | 1982 | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Freiherr Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld , also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld was a Finnish baron, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer of Finnish-Swedish origin. He was a member of the prominent Finland-Swedish Nordenskiöld family of scientists... |
| Northport | 18.7°N 54.6°W | 19.5 | 1988 | Northport, Alabama Northport, Alabama Northport is a city in Tuscaloosa County in the west central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. Located on the Black Warrior River across from downtown Tuscaloosa, it is currently the 24th largest city in Alabama with an estimated population of 23,442 in 2009... , USA |
| Novara | 25.1°S 10.7°W | 86.9 | 1997 | Novara Novara Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With c. 105,000 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin... , Italy |
| Nune | 17.7°N 38.8°W | 8.6 | 1976 | Nune, Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest... |
| Nutak | 17.6°N 30.3°W | 11.2 | 1976 | Nutak, Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400... , Canada |