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Post Info TOPIC: Nine new crater Names (26.03.13)


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Newly Named Mercury Craters Honour Hawaiian Guitarist, Beloved Young Adult Author

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) - the arbiter of planetary and satellite nomenclature since its inception in 1919 - recently approved a proposal from the MESSENGER Science Team to assign names to nine impact craters on Mercury. In keeping with the established naming theme for craters on Mercury, all of the newly designated features are named after famous deceased artists, musicians, or authors or other contributors to the humanities.
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