Names Approved and a Name Changed on Ceres

20 June 2016

The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature approved the name Hanami Planum to replace the name Erntedank Planum on Ceres and approved a boundary change for Samhain Catenae. The following new names were also approved: Lociyo, Nepen, Tawals, Baltay Catena, Pongal Catena, Junina Catenae, Nabanna Fossa, and Nar Sulcus. For more information, see the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

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