Showing posts with label Planetary Nomenclature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Planetary Nomenclature. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Fuller Crater

From the USGS Astrogeology Science Center:

The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Fuller for a crater on Mercury. For more information, see the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Nine Newly-Named Craters

From the USGS Astrogeology Science Center:

The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved new names for nine craters on Mercury: Bechet, Damer, David, Erté, Larrocha, Laxness, Monk, Rikyū, and Varma. For more information, see the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Duccio Crater

From the USGS Astrogeology Science Center:

The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Duccio for a crater on Mercury. For more information, see the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Changes to Valles and Catenae on Mercury

From the USGS Astrogeology Science Center:

The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved some changes for Mercury nomenclature. Arecibo Vallis has been changed to Arecibo Catena, Goldstone Vallis has been changed to Goldstone Catena, Haystack Vallis has been changed to Haystack Catena, and Simeiz Vallis has been dropped. The theme for catenae on Mercury is "Radio telescope facilities," and the theme for valles is "Abandoned cities (or towns or settlements) of antiquity." For more information, see the feature categories in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Saturday, March 16, 2013