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Sixteen New Names Approved on Dione

Friday, February 25, 2011

New names for 13 craters and 3 fossae have been approved for Dione. For more information, see the Dione page and the map of Dione in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Posted by Jennifer Blue in Planetary Nomenclature at 08:39

Venus Nomenclature Changes

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Detailed geologic mapping has revealed the need to change the approved nomenclature for four features on Venus. In quadrangle V-1, Szél-anya Dorsa has been changed to Szél-anya Lineae, and Tezan Dorsa has been changed to Tezan Lineae. In quadrangle V-6, the names Lorelei and Labé Patera have been dropped.

Posted by Jennifer Blue in Planetary Nomenclature at 08:40

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