Name Approved for the Moon: Mons Latreille
24 May 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Mons Latreille for a feature on the Moon. For more information, please see the LAC-44 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Eight Names Approved for the Moon
24 May 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved eight names for features on the Moon in the vicinity of the Chang'e-5 landing site: Mons Hua, Mons Heng, Pei Xiu, Shen Kuo, Liu Hui, Song Yingxing, Statio Tianchuan, and Xu Guangqi. For more information, please see the LAC-23 map… Read More
Name Approved for Mars: Elston
7 May 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Elston for a crater on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-22 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Name Approved for Mercury: Altair Rupes
5 May 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Altair Rupes for a feature on Mercury. For more information, see the H-15 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Name Approved for Mars: Kozova
22 April 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Kozova for a small crater on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-11 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Names Approved for Mars: Margulis and Roemer
22 April 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Margulis and Roemer for two large craters on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-20 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Name Approved for Mars Feature: Peneus Mensa
9 February 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Peneus Mensa for a feature on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-27 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Ten Names Approved for Pluto
4 February 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved ten new names for features on Pluto: Edgeworth, Oort, Beatrice Fossa, Dumuzi Fossa, Inanna Fossa, Zheng He Montes, Ranger Planitia, Lunokhod Planitia, Pioneer Terra, and Viking Terra. For more information, please see the Pluto map… Read More
Names Approved on Mercury: Chikyu Rupes, Investigator Rupes, and Alpha Crucis Rupes
2 February 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved names for three features on Mercury: Chikyu Rupes, Investigator Rupes, and Alpha Crucis Rupes. For more information, see the Mercury maps H-13 and H-09 in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Name Approved for Lunar Crater: Easley
2 February 2021The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Easley for a small lunar crater. For more information, see the LAC-99 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
