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Who names craters on Mars???
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Hi,
I just found out on wikipedia that the small area i hail from in Irland has a crater named after it on Mars. apparently, if a crater is less than 60km in diameter, they are named after towns on earth. This crater (7km in diameter) was approved in 1988.
Who names this craters or is this a hoax.
Many thanks
Brendan
I just found out on wikipedia that the small area i hail from in Irland has a crater named after it on Mars. apparently, if a crater is less than 60km in diameter, they are named after towns on earth. This crater (7km in diameter) was approved in 1988.
Who names this craters or is this a hoax.
Many thanks
Brendan
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See "Naming of planets and planetary features in the Solar System", here:
http://www.iau.org/public_press/themes/naming/
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http://www.iau.org/public_press/themes/naming/
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