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New Gazetteer Web Site

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature web site has been revised to support geospatial tools that are widely used in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and similar applications. You can now download data in KML, shapefile, and XML formats.

For more information, see the USGS news release. 

Posted by Jennifer Blue in Planetary Nomenclature at 10:55

Six New Names Approved for Features on Mars

Monday, June 21, 2010

The following names have been approved for features on Mars: Avarua, Dowa, Fitzroy, Greg, Pál, and Waikato Vallis. For more information, see the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature and the map of quadrangle MC-28.

Posted by Jennifer Blue in Planetary Nomenclature at 13:07

Thirty-eight New Names Approved for Rhea

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Thirty-eight new names have been approved for features on Rhea, including 37 craters and 1 linea. For more information, see the list of Rhea feature names and the map of Rhea in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Posted by Jennifer Blue in Planetary Nomenclature at 14:28

New Name for a Small Crater on Venus

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The name Nancy has been approved for a crater on Venus located at 6.4N, 272.2E. For more information, see the list of Venus crater names and the map of this region of Venus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Posted by Jennifer Blue in Planetary Nomenclature at 10:22

Theme for Large Martian Craters Expanded

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The theme for naming large craters on Mars (approximately 60 km and larger) has been expanded to include all scientists. The theme now reads "Deceased scientists, especially those who have contributed to the study of Mars; writers and others who have contributed to the lore of Mars." For more information, see the list of categories in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Posted by Jennifer Blue in Planetary Nomenclature at 13:11

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