In one of the more unusual things that has been named after Laura Ingalls Wilder, there is a crater on Venus that astronomers have named after Laura.
The crater, which is named Wilder, was named in 1991 after Laura Ingalls Wilder. She is one of many popular figures with craters named after them on Venus. Others include authors Virginia Wolf and Beatrix Potter, as well as many other writers, artists, scientists and other notable people.
The crater on Venus is located at 17° 24′ 0″ N, 122° 36′ 0″ E and you can view it here.
