Archives for 22 December 2008
Naming craters on Mercury
Published on 22 Dec 2008 at 9:03 am.
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Filed under planets.
There are rules for naming things in astronomy. The only body whose names astronomers consider official is the International Astronomical Union (not various private entities who sell star names, particularly at this time of the year). For the planet Mercury, the rules are that the craters are named for people who have made […]
