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The name Asimov has been approved for the Martian crater located at 47.0S, 355.0W. For more information, see the list of Martian crater names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The name Sinton has been approved for the 65 km Martian crater located at 40.7N, 31.6E. To see a map that shows this feature, visit the map of Martian quadrangle MC-5 in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The name Diacria Patera has been officially dropped. The name was originally approved in 1985 for a circular feature located at 34.9N, 132.6W, but higher resolution imagery later revealed that the feature is not a patera.
The name Morava Valles has been approved for the system of valleys located at 13.4S, 24.4W. For more information, see the list of Martian vallis names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The following names have been approved for rings of Uranus:
Mu (for R/2003 U 1)
Nu (for R/2003 U 2)
Lambda (for 1986 U1R)
For more information, see the page that describes ring and ring gap nomenclature at the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature web site.
The name Erythraeum Chaos has been approved for the chaos feature located at 21.8S, 12.4W on Mars. See the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature for more information.
The name Kibuye has been approved for the Martian crater located at 29.13S, 178.29W. For more information, see the list of Martian crater names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The name Sungari Vallis has been approved for the Martian vallis located at 40.35S, 271.16W. For more information, see the list of Martian vallis names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The name Endeavour has been approved for the Martian crater located at 2.28S, 5.23W. For more information, see the list of Martian crater names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The name Cross has been approved for the Martian crater located at 30.2S, 157.8W. For more information, see the list of Martian crater names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
