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The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Euphrates Sulcus and Fars Sulcus for two features on Enceladus. For more information, please see the Enceladus nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Pals for a feature on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-4 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Hector and Andromache for two features on Dione. For more information, please see the Dione nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Satun and Kangar for two 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 Al-Shirazi Dorsum, Gan De Dorsum, Peale Dorsum, Grönland Rupes, Pettengill Dorsum, Somayāji Dorsum, and Trask Dorsum for seven features on Mercury.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Bila Patera, Kuat Patera, Goibniu Patera, Walu Patera, Kanassa Patera, Usil Patera, Anyanwu Patera, Kisosen Patera, Antu Patera, and Kagutsuchi Patera for ten 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 name Oberbeck for a feature on the Moon. For more information, please see the LAC-144 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Belén 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 McGetchin for a feature on the Moon. For more information, please see the LAC-62 nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Ahmakiq Undae for a feature on Titan. For more information, please see the Titan ISS nomenclature map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
