List of craters on Mars: H–N
This is a partial list of craters on Mars. There are hundreds of thousands of impact craters on Mars, but only some of them have names. This list here only contains named Martian craters starting with the letter H – N (see also lists for A – G and O – Z).
Large Martian craters (greater than 60 kilometers in diameter) are named after famous scientists and science fiction authors; smaller ones (less than 60 km in diameter) get their names from towns on Earth. Craters cannot be named for living people, and small crater names are not intended to be commemorative – that is, a small crater isn't named after a specific town on Earth, but rather its name comes at random from a pool of terrestrial place names, with some exceptions made for craters near landing sites.[2] Latitude and longitude are given as planetographic coordinates with west longitude.
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Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after | Refs |
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Iazu | 2°41′S 5°12′W / 2.69°S 5.2°W | 6.8 | 2006 | Romania place name | WGPSN |
Ibragimov | 25°42′S 59°42′W / 25.7°S 59.7°W | 86.0 | 1982 | Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov | WGPSN |
Igal | 20°18′S 249°12′W / 20.3°S 249.2°W | 8.6 | 1991 | Hungary place name | WGPSN |
Ikej | 21°12′N 247°36′W / 21.2°N 247.6°W | 4.7 | 1988 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Imgr | 19°24′N 248°54′W / 19.4°N 248.9°W | 3.0 | 1988 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Innsbruck | 6°30′S 40°00′W / 6.5°S 40.0°W | 61.1 | 1976 | Innsbruck, Austria | WGPSN |
Ins | 24°48′N 251°12′W / 24.8°N 251.2°W | 2.8 | 1988 | Switzerland place name | WGPSN |
Inta | 24°36′S 25°12′W / 24.6°S 25.2°W | 16.2 | 1976 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Inuvik | 78°42′N 28°36′W / 78.7°N 28.6°W | 20.5 | 1988 | Inuvik, Canada | WGPSN |
Irbit | 24°36′S 25°00′W / 24.6°S 25.0°W | 13.3 | 1976 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Irharen | 34°48′N 219°12′W / 34.8°N 219.2°W | 6.5 | 1991 | Algeria place name | WGPSN |
Isil | 27°18′S 272°12′W / 27.3°S 272.2°W | 82.0 | 1991 | Spain place name | WGPSN |
Istok | 45°24′S 85°48′W / 45.4°S 85.8°W | 4.8 | 2014 | Kosovo place name | WGPSN |
Izamal | 3°47′N 1°37′E / 3.78°N 1.62°E | 57.5 | 2018 | Izamal, Mexico | WGPSN |
Izendy | 29°12′S 101°30′W / 29.2°S 101.5°W | 23.5 | 1991 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
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Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after | Refs |
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Jaisalmer | 33°29′N 84°08′E / 33.49°N 84.14°E | 15 | 2018 | Jaisalmer, India | WGPSN |
Jal | 26°30′S 28°48′W / 26.5°S 28.8°W | 5.0 | 1976 | USA (New Mexico) place name | WGPSN |
Jama | 21°36′N 53°18′W / 21.6°N 53.3°W | 2.9 | 1988 | Tunisia place name | WGPSN |
Jampur | 39°00′N 81°42′W / 39.0°N 81.7°W | 29.0 | 1991 | Pakistan place name | WGPSN |
Janssen | 2°42′N 322°30′W / 2.7°N 322.5°W | 158.0 | 1973 | Pierre Janssen | WGPSN |
Jarry-Desloges | 9°30′S 276°18′W / 9.5°S 276.3°W | 92.0 | 1973 | René Jarry-Desloges | WGPSN |
Jeans | 69°48′S 205°54′W / 69.8°S 205.9°W | 80.2 | 1973 | James Hopwood Jeans | WGPSN |
Jen | 40°12′N 10°36′W / 40.2°N 10.6°W | 9.0 | 1976 | Nigeria place name | WGPSN |
Jezero | 18°25′N 282°23′W / 18.41°N 282.38°W | 49.0 | 2007 | Bosnia place name | WGPSN |
Jezža | 48°48′S 38°00′W / 48.8°S 38.0°W | 9.1 | 1976 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Jiji | 8°46′N 358°16′W / 8.77°N 358.26°W | 21 | 2018 | Jiji Township, Taiwan | WGPSN |
Jijiga | 25°24′N 54°00′W / 25.4°N 54.0°W | 17.3 | 1976 | Ethiopia place name | WGPSN |
Jodrell | 47°48′N 227°48′W / 47.8°N 227.8°W | 3.0 | 1979 | Jodrell Bank, England, UK | WGPSN |
Johannesburg | 48°12′N 226°48′W / 48.2°N 226.8°W | 1.0 | 1979 | Johannesburg, South Africa | WGPSN |
Johnstown | 9°48′S 51°06′W / 9.8°S 51.1°W | 3.2 | 2006 | USA (Pennsylvania) place name | WGPSN |
Jojutla | 81°38′N 169°39′W / 81.63°N 169.65°W | 19.0 | 2006 | Jojutla, Mexico | WGPSN |
Joly | 74°42′S 42°42′W / 74.7°S 42.7°W | 79.9 | 1973 | John Joly | WGPSN |
Jones | 19°06′S 19°54′W / 19.1°S 19.9°W | 94.0 | 1973 | Harold Spencer Jones | WGPSN |
Jori | 28°23′S 83°24′E / 28.38°S 83.4°E | 31 | 2018 | Town in South Korea | WGPSN |
Jörn | 27°11′S 283°40′W / 27.18°S 283.67°W | 20.7 | 2006 | Sweden place name | WGPSN |
Jumla | 21°18′S 273°36′W / 21.3°S 273.6°W | 45.0 | 2006 | Nepal place name | WGPSN |
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Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval date | Named after | Refs |
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Naar | 23°06′N 42°12′W / 23.1°N 42.2°W | 11.4 | 1976 | Egypt place name | WGPSN |
Naic | 24°42′N 252°36′W / 24.7°N 252.6°W | 8.3 | 1976 | Philippines place name | WGPSN |
Nain | 41°48′N 233°12′W / 41.8°N 233.2°W | 6.8 | 1979 | Canada (Newfoundland) place name | WGPSN |
Naju | 45°18′N 237°12′W / 45.3°N 237.2°W | 8.1 | 1979 | South Korea place name | WGPSN |
Nako | 29°40′S 82°56′W / 29.67°S 82.93°W | 43 | 2018 | Town in Burkina Faso | WGPSN |
Nakusp | 24°43′N 35°31′W / 24.72°N 35.52°W | 7.5 | 2006 | Canada (British Columbia) place name | WGPSN |
Nan | 26°54′S 20°00′W / 26.9°S 20.0°W | 1.9 | 1976 | Nan Province, Thailand | WGPSN |
Nansen | 50°18′S 140°36′W / 50.3°S 140.6°W | 81.0 | 1967 | Fridtjof Nansen | WGPSN |
Nardo | 27°48′S 32°54′W / 27.8°S 32.9°W | 26.6 | 1976 | Italy place name | WGPSN |
Naruko | 36°15′S 161°49′W / 36.25°S 161.81°W | 4.4 | 2008 | Naruko, Miyagi | WGPSN |
Naryn | 14°53′N 236°47′W / 14.89°N 236.79°W | 3.7 | 2008 | Kyrgyzstan place name | WGPSN |
Naturaliste | – | – | (informal) | visited by Opportunity in 2005 | — |
Naukan | 21°30′N 30°42′W / 21.5°N 30.7°W | 8.4 | 1976 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Navan | 26°06′S 23°36′W / 26.1°S 23.6°W | 26.5 | 1976 | Ireland place name | WGPSN |
Nazca | 31°54′S 266°24′W / 31.9°S 266.4°W | 15.5 | 1991 | Peru place name | WGPSN |
Negele | 36°06′S 264°06′W / 36.1°S 264.1°W | 37.8 | 1991 | Ethiopia place name | WGPSN |
Negril | 20°06′N 290°36′W / 20.1°N 290.6°W | 52 | 2015 | Jamaica place name | WGPSN |
Neive | 23°24′N 253°00′W / 23.4°N 253.0°W | 2.9 | 1988 | Italy place name | WGPSN |
Nema | 20°54′N 52°12′W / 20.9°N 52.2°W | 15.8 | 1976 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Nepa | 25°12′S 19°42′W / 25.2°S 19.7°W | 15.5 | 1976 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Neukum | 44°54′S 28°24′W / 44.9°S 28.4°W | 102 | 2017 | Gerhard Neukum | WGPSN |
Nereus | 2°06′55″S 5°31′16″W / 02.115303°S 05.521192°W | 0.01 | (unofficial) | visited by Opportunity in 2009 | — |
Never | 23°42′N 254°18′W / 23.7°N 254.3°W | 2.9 | 1988 | Russia place name | WGPSN |
Neves | 3°24′S 208°42′W / 3.4°S 208.7°W | 22.1 | 2013 | São Tomé and Príncipe place name | WGPSN |
New Bern | 21°48′N 49°12′W / 21.8°N 49.2°W | 0.9 | 1979 | New Bern, North Carolina, USA | WGPSN |
New Haven | 22°18′N 49°18′W / 22.3°N 49.3°W | 1.0 | 1979 | New Haven, Connecticut, USA | WGPSN |
New Plymouth | 15°54′S 184°12′W / 15.9°S 184.2°W | 33.3 | 2003 | USA (Idaho) place name | WGPSN |
Newcomb | 24°24′S 359°00′W / 24.4°S 359.0°W | 252.0 | 1973 | Simon Newcomb | WGPSN |
Newport | 22°30′N 49°00′W / 22.5°N 49.0°W | 1.8 | 1979 | Newport, Rhode Island, USA | WGPSN |
Newton | 40°48′S 158°06′W / 40.8°S 158.1°W | 298.0 | 1973 | Isaac Newton | WGPSN |
Nhill | 29°00′S 103°24′W / 29.0°S 103.4°W | 22.0 | 1991 | Nhill, Australia | WGPSN |
Nicholson | 0°12′N 164°36′W / 0.2°N 164.6°W | 102.5 | 1973 | Seth Barnes Nicholson | WGPSN |
Nier | 43°06′N 254°00′W / 43.1°N 254.0°W | 47.0 | 1997 | Alfred O. C. Nier | WGPSN |
Niesten | 28°18′S 302°18′W / 28.3°S 302.3°W | 115.0 | 1973 | Louis Niesten | WGPSN |
Nif | 20°06′N 56°18′W / 20.1°N 56.3°W | 8.7 | 1976 | Micronesia place name | WGPSN |
Nipigon | 34°00′N 81°54′W / 34.0°N 81.9°W | 9.3 | 1991 | Nipigon, Canada | WGPSN |
Niquero | 38°48′S 166°05′W / 38.8°S 166.09°W | 10.78 | 2008 | Cuba place name | WGPSN |
Nitro | 21°30′S 24°00′W / 21.5°S 24.0°W | 28.7 | 1976 | USA (West Virginia) place name | WGPSN |
Njesko | 35°30′S 275°00′W / 35.5°S 275.0°W | 28.0 | 1991 | Czechoslovakia place name (now Nýrsko, Czechia) | WGPSN |
Noma | 25°42′S 24°24′W / 25.7°S 24.4°W | 42.1 | 1976 | Namibia place name | WGPSN |
Noord | 19°29′S 11°16′W / 19.49°S 11.26°W | 7.8 | 2011 | Aruba place name | WGPSN |
Nordenskiöld | 52°42′S 158°54′W / 52.7°S 158.9°W | 89.0 | 1982 | Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld | WGPSN |
Northport | 18°42′N 54°36′W / 18.7°N 54.6°W | 19.5 | 1988 | USA (Alabama) place name | WGPSN |
Novara | 25°06′S 10°42′W / 25.1°S 10.7°W | 86.9 | 1997 | Italy place name | WGPSN |
Nqutu | 38°24′S 190°30′W / 38.4°S 190.5°W | 21.0 | 2016 | Nqutu, South Africa | WGPSN |
Nune | 17°42′N 38°48′W / 17.7°N 38.8°W | 8.6 | 1976 | Mozambique place name | WGPSN |
Nutak | 17°36′N 30°18′W / 17.6°N 30.3°W | 11.2 | 1976 | Canada (Newfoundland) place name | WGPSN |
Nybyen | 37°01′S 343°20′E / 37.02°S 343.34°E | 6.2 | 2016 | Town in Norway | WGPSN |
See also[]
- List of catenae on Mars
- List of craters on Mars
- List of mountains on Mars
References[]
- ^ "Mars". usgs.gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". usgs.gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
External links[]
- Impact craters on Mars
- Lists of impact craters