| Surname | Named after | location | Mean diameter (km) |
Name valid since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadiz | Cádiz , city in Spain | 23.15 ° N , 49.03 ° WMars 23.15 -49.03 | 1.38 | 1979 |
| Cairns | Cairns , city in Australia | 23.56 ° N , 47.46 ° WMars 23.56 -47.46 | 8.73 | 1976 |
| Calahorra | Calahorra , city in Spain | 26.46 ° N , 38.65 ° WMars 26.46 -38.65 | 34.22 | 1997 |
| Calamar | Calamar , place in Colombia | 18.27 ° N , 54.87 ° WMars 18.27 -54.87 | 7.21 | 1988 |
| Calbe | Calbe (Saale) , town in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany | 25.14 ° S , 28.87 ° WMars -25.14 -28.87 | 13.14 | 1976 |
| Camargo | Camargo (Chuquisaca) , city in Bolivia | 17.7 ° N , 109.64 ° OMars 17.7 109.64 | 4.77 | 1988 |
| Camiling | Camiling , city in the Philippines | 0.71 ° S , 38 ° WMars -0.71 -38 | 21.91 | 1976 |
| Camiri | Camiri , city in Bolivia | 44.65 ° S , 42.17 ° WMars -44.65 -42.17 | 31.36 | 1976 |
| Campbell |
John W. Campbell (1889–1955), Canada. Physicist and William Wallace Campbell (1862–1938), American. astronomer |
54.25 ° S , 165.58 ° OMars -54.25 165.58 | 125.26 | 1973 |
| Campos | Campos , city in Brazil | 21.8 ° S , 27.81 ° WMars -21.8 -27.81 | 8.25 | 1976 |
| Can | Çan , city in Turkey | 48.21 ° N , 14.59 ° WMars 48.21 -14.59 | 8.62 | 1976 |
| Canala | Canala , place in New Caledonia | 24.35 ° N , 80.08 ° WMars 24.35 -80.08 | 12 | Jan. 18, 2011 |
| Cañas | Cañas , place in Puerto Rico | 31.19 ° S , 89.86 ° OMars -31.19 89.86 | 41.52 | 1991 |
| Canaveral | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station , American. Spaceport | 46.83 ° N , 135.83 ° OMars 46.83 135.83 | 3.18 | 1979 |
| Canberra | Canberra , capital of Australia | 47.2 ° N , 132.66 ° OMars 47.2 132.66 | 3.1 | 1979 |
| Cangwu | Cangwu , place in China | 41.85 ° N , 89.59 ° WMars 41.85 -89.59 | 13.64 | 1991 |
| Canillo | Canillo , place in Andorra | 10.23 ° N , 116.48 ° OMars 10.23 116.48 | 33.93 | July 1, 2009 |
| Cankuzo | Cankuzo (Burundi) | 19.42 ° S , 52.03 ° OMars -19.42 52.03 | 48.45 | March 4, 2010 |
| Canso | Canso (Nova Scotia) , location in Canada | 21.36 ° N , 60.62 ° WMars 21.36 -60.62 | 26.42 | 1988 |
| Cantoura | Cantaura , city in Venezuela | 14.84 ° N , 51.72 ° WMars 14.84 -51.72 | 51.59 | 1988 |
| Capes | Charles Franklin Capen (1926–1986), American. astronomer | 6.58 ° N , 14.31 ° EMars 6.58 14.31 | 68.99 | Jan. 2, 2008 |
| Cartago | Cartago , city in Costa Rica | 23.25 ° S , 17.97 ° WMars -23.25 -17.97 | 36.57 | 1976 |
| Cassini | Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625–1712), Italy. astronomer | 23.35 ° N , 32.11 ° EMars 23:35 November 32 | 408.23 | 1973 |
| Castril | Castril , place in the province of Granada , Spain | 14.7 ° S , 175.3 ° OMars -14.7 175.3 | 2.19 | 2006 |
| Cave | Cave , place in New Zealand | 21.61 ° N , 35.64 ° WMars 21.61 -35.64 | 8.2 | 1976 |
| Caxias | Caxias , city in Brazil | 28.95 ° S , 100.68 ° WMars -28.95 -100.68 | 25.88 | 1991 |
| Cefalù | Cefalù , city in Sicily | 23.64 ° N , 38.89 ° WMars 23.64 -38.89 | 5.53 | Sep 14 2006 |
| Cerulli | Vincenzo Cerulli (1859–1927), Italy. astronomer | 32.2 ° N , 22.12 ° EMars 32.2 22.12 | 114.28 | 1973 |
| Chafe | Chafe , place in Nigeria | 15.1 ° N , 102.41 ° OMars 15.1 102.41 | 4.67 | 1988 |
| Chaman | Chaman , city in Pakistan | 60.86 ° S , 50.96 ° OMars -60.86 50.96 | 47.92 | Dec 14, 2006 |
| Chamberlin | Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928), American. geologist | 65.84 ° S , 124.29 ° WMars -65.84 -124.29 | 120.25 | 1973 |
| Changsǒng | Ch'angsŏng , place in North Korea | 23.47 ° N , 57.34 ° WMars 23.47 -57.34 | 33.54 | 1976 |
| Chapais | Chapais , place in Quebec , Canada | 22.35 ° S , 20.55 ° WMars -22.35 -20.55 | 36.67 | 1976 |
| Charleston | Charleston (South Carolina) , USA | 22.63 ° N , 47.8 ° WMars 22.63 -47.8 | 1.96 | 1979 |
| Charlier | Carl Charlier (1862–1934), Swedish astronomer | 68.56 ° S , 168.47 ° WMars -68.56 -168.47 | 106.28 | 1973 |
| Charlieu | Charlieu in the Loire department , France | 38.15 ° N , 83.99 ° WMars 38.15 -83.99 | 18.63 | 1991 |
| Chatturat | Chatturat , city in Chatturat district , Thailand | 35.38 ° N , 94.94 ° WMars 35.38 -94.94 | 7.84 | 1991 |
| Chauk | Chauk , place in the Magwe region , Myanmar | 23.35 ° N , 55.91 ° WMars 23.35 -55.91 | 9.97 | 1976 |
| Cheb | Cheb , town in Egerland , Czech Republic | 24.2 ° S , 19.44 ° WMars -24.2 -19.44 | 8.28 | 1976 |
| Chefu | Chefu , place in Mozambique | 22.91 ° S , 112.24 ° OMars -22.91 112.24 | 11.27 | 1991 |
| Chekalin | Chekalin , place in Turkmenistan | 24.28 ° S , 26.81 ° WMars -24.28 -26.81 | 87.78 | 1976 |
| Chia | Chía (Huesca) , place in Aragon , Spain | 1.57 ° N , 59.65 ° WMars 1.57 -59.65 | 91.91 | 1985 |
| Chimbote | Chimbote , city in Peru | 1.42 ° S , 39.68 ° WMars -1.42 -39.68 | 62.86 | 1976 |
| Chincoteague | Chincoteague (Virginia) , USA | 41.2 ° N , 124.12 ° OMars 41.2 124.12 | 34.03 | 1979 |
| Chinju | Jinju , city in South Korea | 4.52 ° S , 42.14 ° WMars -4.52 -42.14 | 65.71 | 1976 |
| Chinook | Chinook (Alberta) , Canada | 22.5 ° N , 55.46 ° WMars 22.5 -55.46 | 18.1 | 1976 |
| Chive | Chivé , place in Bolivia | 21.68 ° N , 56.01 ° WMars 21.68 -56.01 | 9.1 | 1976 |
| Choctaw | Choctaw Lake (Ohio) , USA | 41.19 ° S , 37.24 ° WMars -41.19 -37.24 | 23.96 | 1976 |
| Chom | Chom , place in Tibet | 38.57 ° N , 2.52 ° WMars 38.57 -2.52 | 5.58 | 1976 |
| Chupadero | Chupadero , location in New Mexico , USA | 6.13 ° N , 83.43 ° OMars 6.13 83.43 | 8.04 | Sep 14 2006 |
| Chur | Tschur , place in Russia | 16.93 ° N , 29.31 ° WMars 16.93 -29.31 | 4.39 | 1976 |
| Circle | Circle (Montana) , USA | 22.17 ° S , 25.53 ° WMars -22.17 -25.53 | 11.8 | 1976 |
| Clark | Alvan Clark (1804-1887), American. Optician and astronomer | 55.14 ° S , 133.2 ° WMars -55.14 -133.2 | 97.5 | 1973 |
| Clogh | Clogh , place in Ireland | 20.56 ° N , 47.67 ° WMars 20.56 -47.67 | 11.2 | 1976 |
| Clova | Clova , location in Quebec , Canada | 21.47 ° N , 52.05 ° WMars 21.47 -52.05 | 7.75 | 1988 |
| Cluny | Cluny , town in the Saone-et-Loire department , France | 23.86 ° S , 27.3 ° WMars -23.86 -27.3 | 14.84 | 1976 |
| Cobalt | Cobalt (Connecticut) , USA | 25.79 ° S , 27.03 ° WMars -25.79 -27.03 | 10.53 | 1976 |
| Coblentz | William Coblentz (1873–1962), American. physicist | 54.9 ° S , 90.31 ° WMars -54.9 -90.31 | 101.75 | 1973 |
| Cobres | Cobres , place in Argentina | 11.7 ° S , 153.6 ° WMars -11.7 -153.6 | 93.76 | 1985 |
| Coimbra | Coimbra , city in Portugal | 4.18 ° N , 5.31 ° WMars 4.18 -5.31 | 34.53 | Jan. 18, 2008 |
| Colón | Colón (City, Panama) | 22.75 ° N , 47.07 ° WMars 22.75 -47.07 | 1.36 | 1979 |
| Columbus | Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), Italy. Explorer | 29.29 ° S , 165.98 ° WMars -29.29 -165.98 | 112.6 | 1976 |
| Comas Sola | Josep Comas i Solà (1868–1937), Spanish astronomer | 19.59 ° S , 158.51 ° WMars -19.59 -158.51 | 120.24 | 1973 |
| Conches | Conches-en-Ouche , France | 4.22 ° S , 34.2 ° WMars -4.22 -34.2 | 20.89 | 1976 |
| Concord | Concord (Massachusetts) , USA | 16.53 ° N , 34.02 ° WMars 16:53 -34.02 | 20.46 | 1976 |
| Cooma | Cooma , town in New South Wales , Australia | 23.69 ° S , 108.35 ° WMars -23.69 -108.35 | 17.85 | 1991 |
| Copernicus | Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543), Polish astronomer | 48.84 ° S , 168.83 ° WMars -48.84 -168.83 | 301.83 | 1973 |
| Corby | Corby , town in Northamptonshire , England | 42.88 ° N , 137.56 ° OMars 42.88 137.56 | 6.62 | 1979 |
| Corinto | Corinto (El Salvador) | 16.95 ° N , 141.71 ° OMars 16.95 141.71 | 13.69 | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Corozal | Corozal , city in Belize | 38.79 ° S , 159.43 ° OMars -38.79 159.43 | 10.4 | 29 Sep 2011 |
| Cost | Cost (Texas) , USA | 14.98 ° N , 104.02 ° OMars 14.98 104.02 | 11.07 | 1976 |
| Cray | Cray (North Yorkshire) , England | 44.1 ° N , 16.12 ° WMars 44.1 -16.12 | 6.98 | 1976 |
| Creel | Creel , city in Mexico | 6.05 ° S , 38.85 ° WMars -6.05 -38.85 | 9.19 | 1976 |
| Crewe | Crewe , city in England | 24.84 ° S , 19.53 ° WMars -24.84 -19.53 | 3.68 | 1976 |
| Crivitz | Crivitz , town in Mecklenburg , Germany | 14.55 ° S , 174.79 ° OMars -14.55 174.79 | 6.19 | 2003 |
| Crommelin | Andrew Crommelin (1865-1939), Irish astronomer | 5.08 ° N , 10.14 ° WMars 5:08 -10.14 | 110.08 | 1973 |
| Cross | Charles Arthur Cross (1920–1980), British astronomer and cartographer | 30.2 ° S , 157.69 ° WMars -30.2 -157.69 | 66.57 | Feb. 19, 2009 |
| Crotone | Crotone , town in Calabria , Italy | 82.21 ° N , 69.31 ° WMars 82.21 -69.31 | 6.28 | 2006 |
| Cruls | Luiz Cruls (1848–1908), Brazilian. astronomer | 42.91 ° S , 163.03 ° OMars -42.91 163.03 | 87.89 | 1973 |
| Cruz | Puerto La Cruz , city in Venezuela | 38.46 ° N , 1.97 ° WMars 38.46 -1.97 | 5.33 | 1976 |
| Cue | Cue (Western Australia) in Cue Shire , Western Australia | 35.84 ° S , 93.23 ° OMars -35.84 93.23 | 10.54 | 1991 |
| Culter | Peterculter , village in Aberdeenshire , Scotland | 8.84 ° S , 53.93 ° WMars -8.84 -53.93 | 4.87 | 2006 |
| curie | Pierre Curie (1859-1906), French. Physicist and chemist | 28.78 ° N , 4.75 ° WMars 28.78 -4.75 | 111.11 | 1973 |
| Cypress | Cypress (Illinois) , USA | 47.28 ° S , 47.35 ° WMars -47.28 -47.35 | 14.67 | 1976 |
