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The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Serp Facula for a feature on Mercury. For more information, please see the H-10 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Forro, Sidhi, Lendringsen, Pizzarello, Minami, Idah, Knudsen, Drake, Moyo, Papike, Townsend, Blount, and Tupã for thirteen features on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-27 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Amatsumara Patera, Antenora Mons, Cocytus Montes, Dis Mons, and Guaraci Fluctus for five features on Io. For more information, please see the Io nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Piękna Lobus and Lẹwa Lobus for the two lobes of Selam, and the surface feature name Uwoduhi Dorsum for a dorsum.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Totoka Saxum, Fab Dorsum, Bella Dorsum, Sumak Fossa, and Indah Fossa for five features on Dinkinesh.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Codesido, Wu Shujuan, El Husseini, Freire, Asawa, Halim, Bilokur, and Le Guin for eight craters on Mercury. For more information, please see the H-3, H-5, H-7, and H-15 nomenclature maps in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Melosh and Jhelum Vallis for two features on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-11 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
