Chinese names in space
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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.
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[1]
- 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
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