Chinese names in space

There are a number of objects in the solar system that have been named after Chinese people or places. Many of these are craters on the terrestrial planets but asteroids and exoplanets have also received Chinese names.

Planetary features

Moon

• Bi Sheng (crater)
• Cai Lun (crater)
• Chang Heng (crater)
• Chang-Ngo (crater)
• Ching-Te (crater)
• Guang Han Gong
• Hegu (crater)
• Kuo Shou Ching (crater)
• Liu Hui (crater)
• Mons Heng
• Mons Hua
• Mons Tai
• Pei Xiu (crater)
• Rima Sung-Mei
• Rima Wan-Yu
• Shen Kuo (crater)
• Shi Shen (crater)
• Song Yingxing (crater)
• Statio Tianchuan
• Statio Tianhe
• Tai Wei (crater)
• Tianjin (crater)
• Tian Shi (crater)
• Tsu Chung-Chi (crater)
• Wan-Hoo (Van-Gu) (crater)
• Xu Guangqi (crater)
• Zhang Yuzhe (crater)
• Zhinyu (crater)
• Zi Wei (crater)

Mercury

• Chao Meng-Fu (crater)

Venus

• Ban Zhao (crater)

Mars

• Cangwu (crater)
• Daan
• Dunhuang
• Hsūanch'eng
• Kalpin
• Linpu
• Liu Hsin (crater)
• Pinglo
• Soochow
• Suzhi (crater)
• Xainza
• Zhigou

951 Gaspra

• Tang-Shan (crater)

Ceres

• Shennong (crater)

Triton

• Ho Sulci
• Lo Sulci
• Monad Regio

Pluto

• Yutu Linea
• Zheng He Montes

Minor planets

• 2425 Shenzhen
• 225088 Gonggong

Stars and exoplanets

• Wangshu

See also

• Chinese star names

External links

• "Three moon craters named after Chinese scientists," China.org

References