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The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Volasiga Rupes and Italica Rupes for two features on Mercury. For more information, please see the H-12 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Brill for a crater near the lunar south pole. For more information, please see the LAC-144 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Chakpar for a crater on Mars. Please see the MC-09 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature for more information.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved five names for Pluto: Surveyor Linea, Zond Linea, Chandrayaan Linea, Hiten Linea, and Luna Linea. For more information please see the global nomenclature map for Pluto.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved seven names for features on Io: Kanlaon Patera, Tabiti Patera, Tiwaz Patera, Shurdi Patera, Mandulis Patera, Upulevo Fluctus, and Quzah Fluctūs. For more information, please see the global nomenclature map of Io.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved eight names for features on Io: Pajonn Patera, Asis Patera, Yeloje Patera, Verbti Patera, Kotar Patera, Gauwa Patera, Gurzil Patera, and Tonatiuh. For more information, please see the Io map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Roman for a crater on Mars. For more information, please see the MC-21 map in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the names Pelagia Rupes and Vejas Rupes for two features on Mercury. For more information, please see the H-09 and H-03 maps in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. The latest Mercury nomenclature GIS shapefile can be downloaded from our GIS Downloads page.
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved six names for Mercury: Baltica Rupes, Darshak Rupēs, Hesperides Rupes, Lance Rupes, Providencia Rupes, and Selen Rupēs. For more information, please see the H-06, H-08, H-09, and H-10 quad maps, and download the latest GIS shapefile of Mercury nomenclature.
