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The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved a name change, changing Akasa Linea to Akasa Collum for a feature on Arrokoth. For more information, please see the Arrokoth nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has dropped/disallowed the name Skadi Mons for a feature on Venus. Topographic data analysis has shown that there is no mons feature at this location. For more information, please see the V2 (Fortuna Tessera) nomenclature quad map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Blenheim for a feature on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-21 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Krishnan, Valiamala, Varkala, Thumba, Bekal, Krishnan Palus, and Periyar Vallis for seven features on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-18 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Babati and Babati Mons for two features on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-23 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Afar Lobus, Olduvai Lobus, Hadar Regio, Minatogawa Regio, Luzia Dorsum, Boxgrove Saxum, Mungo, Narmada, Kennewick Saxum, Cashel Saxum, and Windover Collum for eleven features on the asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson. For more information, please see the Donaldjohanson nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Lacus Tenebrarum, Cartwright, Bay, and Haynes for four features on the Moon.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Tokmok for a feature on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-19 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Mareta for a feature on the Moon. For more information, please see the LAC-23 in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Ogygis Planum for a feature on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-25 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
