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
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