Twelve New Names and a New Theme for Fossae Approved for Use on Mercury
9 April 2008The following new names have been approved by the IAU for use on Mercury.
Craters: Apollodorus, Atget, Cunningham, Eminescu, Kertész, Neruda, Raditladi, Sander, Sveinsdóttir, Xiao Zhao
Rupes: Beagle Rupes
Fossae: Pantheon Fossae
The newly approved theme for fossae on Mercury is "Significant works of architecture."
Please visit the Mercury section of the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature for more information.