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AbduhMoonAfricaEgyptCrater, cratersMohammed; Egyptian writer (1849-1905).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The IAU-approved name for this feature is Lyell A.
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AmalasthunaVenusEU - RussiaCrater, cratersOstrogoth queen (c. 498-535 A.D.). Changed to Amalasuntha.
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AmetMarsAsiaIndiaCrater, cratersTown in India.
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Ammonii RupesMarsEuropeLatinRupes, rupēsNamed for albedo feature at 6S, 183W.
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Amundsen AMoonEuropeNorwaySatellite FeatureRoald Engelbregt Gravning; Norwegian explorer (1872-1928).
Renamed Hédervári
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Anala CoronaVenusAS - IndiaCorona, coronaeHindu fertility goddess. Name changed to Anala Mons.
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Angusta PateraMarsEuropeGreekPatera, paterae
Classical albedo name. Name dropped Sept. 2006 because feature was incorrectly named.
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Anqet FarrumVenusAF - EgyptFarrum, farraEgyptian goddess of fertile waters. Changed to Anqet Farra.
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Anseris CavusMarsEuropeLatinCavus, cavi
Named for albedo feature Anseris Fons. Same feature as Peraea Cavus.
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Apodis CatenaMarsEuropeLatinCatena, catenaeClassical albedo name.
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Arena RupesMarsEuropeLatinRupes, rupēsName changed in 1982 to Arnus Vallis.
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AriostoMoonEuropeItalyCrater, cratersLudovico; Italian writer (1474-1533).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Hirayama C.
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Arrhenius PMoonEuropeSwedenSatellite FeatureSvante August; Swedish chemist; Nobel laureate (1859-1927).
Renamed Blanchard
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Aspasia PateraVenusEU - GreekPatera, paterae
One of most outstanding women of ancient Greece (c. 470-429 B.C.).
Name changed to Aspasia Corona.
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Atrax DorsumMarsEuropeGreekDorsum, dorsaClassical town.
Name changed to Atrax Fossa May 30, 2014.
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AustenMoonEuropeGreat BritainCrater, cratersJane; British author (1775-1817).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Hirayama M.
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Australis PateraMarsEuropeLatinPatera, paterae
Classical albedo name. Name dropped Sept. 2006 because feature was incorrectly named.
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Australis TholusMarsEuropeLatinTholus, tholiClassical albedo feature name; dropped in 1978.
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Ba'het PateraVenusAF - EgyptPatera, pateraeEgyptian goddess of wealth and abundance.
Changed to Ba'het Corona.
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BalzacMoonEuropeFranceCrater, cratersHonore de; French author (1799-1850).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Hirayama K.
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Barringer LMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureDaniel Moreau; American engineer, geologist (1860-1929).
Renamed Scobee
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Barringer MMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureDaniel Moreau; American engineer, geologist (1860-1929).Renamed Smith
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Bathys PlanumMarsEuropeLatinPlanum, planaClassical albedo feature; name changed to Icaria Planum.
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BaudelaireMoonEuropeFranceCrater, cratersPierre Charles; French poet (1821-1867).
This name was never approved by the IAU.
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BerniniMoonEuropeItalyCrater, cratersGianlorenzo; Italian artist (1598-1680).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Jansen L.
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Borman AMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureFrank; American astronaut, engineer (1928-Live).
Renamed McNair
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Borman LMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureFrank; American astronaut, engineer (1928-Live).
Renamed Husband
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Borman XMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureFrank; American astronaut, engineer (1928-Live).Renamed Resnik
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Borman YMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureFrank; American astronaut, engineer (1928-Live).
Renamed McAuliffe
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Borman ZMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureFrank; American astronaut, engineer (1928-Live).Renamed Jarvis
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Breksta DorsaVenusEU - LithuaniaDorsum, dorsa
Lithuanian night darkness goddess. (Name changed to Breksta Linea August 2004.)
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Brigit TholusVenusEU - CelticTholus, tholiCeltic goddess of wisdom, doctoring, smithing.
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CamoensMoonEuropePortugalCrater, cratersLuis de; Portuguese author (1524-1580).
This name was never approved by the IAU.
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Carriera PateraVenusEU - ItalyPatera, pateraeRosalba; Italian portrait painter (1675-1757).
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Carver KMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureGeorge Washington; American botanist (1864-1943).
Renamed Kozyrev
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Cassatt PateraVenusNA - AmericanPatera, paterae
Mary; American Impressionist painter (1844-1926). Name changed to Cassatt Corona.
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Cavell PateraVenusEU - Great BritainPatera, paterae
Edith; British nurse, heroine (1865-1915). (Changed to Cavell Corona.)
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Cavi FrigorēsMarsEuropeRomanCavus, cavi
From classical albedo feature Polus Frigoris, at 84S, 30W. Name dropped Sept. 2006, and area covered by this feature included with Cavi Angusti.
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Cavi NoviMarsEuropeGreekCavus, caviClassical albedo feature name; (dropped 1984).
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CelliniMoonEuropeItalyCrater, cratersBenvenuto; Italian artist, writer (1500-1571).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Kästner S.
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Cerberus RupēsMarsEuropeGreekRupes, rupēs
From albedo feature at 10n, 212W. Changed to Cerberus Fossae.
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CervantesMoonEuropeSpainCrater, cratersMiguel De; Spanish writer (1547-1616).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Wyld J.
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Charitum TholusMarsEuropeGreekTholus, tholiChanged to Oceanidum Mons, 1984.
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ChekovMoonEuropeRussiaCrater, cratersAnton Pavlovich; Russian author (1860-1904).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The IAU-approved name for this feature is Kästner R.
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ChenierMoonEuropeFranceCrater, cratersAndre Marie; French poet (1762-1794).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Patsaev Q.
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Ciuacoatl CoronaVenusNA - AztecCorona, coronaeAztec earth goddess. Changed to Ciuacoatl Mons.
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Cleopatra PateraVenusAF - EgyptPatera, paterae
Egyptian queen c. 69-30 B.C. Changed to Cleopatra as crater name.
Changed to Cleopatra as crater name.
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ColetteVenusEU - FranceCrater, cratersClaudine; French novelist (1873-1954).
Changed to Colette Patera.
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ColonnaVenusEU - ItalyCrater, cratersVittoria; Italian poet (c. 1490-1547).
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Corday PateraVenusEU - FrancePatera, pateraeCharlotte; French patriot (1768-1798).
Changed to Baker as crater name.
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CorneilleMoonEuropeFranceCrater, cratersPierre; French dramatist (1606-1684).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The IAU-approved name for this feature is Chauvenet S.
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Cotis MonsVenusEU - GreekMons, montes
Thracian goddess, mother of gods, similar to Cybele. Name changed to Cotis Tholus.
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DarioMoon
South and Central America
NicaraguaCrater, cratersRuben; Nicaraguan author (1867-1916).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Brunner N.
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De Roy XMoonEuropeBelgiumSatellite FeatureFelix; Belgian astronomer (1883-1942).
Renamed Chadwick
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DefoeMoonEuropeGreat BritainCrater, cratersDaniel; British author (c. 1661-1731).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Kästner B.
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Dendera FaculaGanymedeAfricaEgyptFacula, faculae
Town where Hathor was chief goddess. Name changed to Dendera.
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Deva VallesMarsEuropeScotlandVallis, vallesClassical river in Scotland.
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Diacria PateraMarsEuropeGreekPatera, pateraeFrom albedo feature at 48N, 170W.
Name dropped 12/7/2007 because imagery has shown that the feature is not a patera.
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Dorsum LambertMoonEuropeGermanyDorsum, dorsaJohann Heinrich; German astronomer.
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DoyleMoonEuropeGreat BritainCrater, cratersSir Arthur Conan; British novelist (1859-1930).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Schubert C.
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Drinus VallesMarsEuropeYugoslaviaVallis, vallesAncient European river (Yugoslavia); dropped 1984.
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Drude SMoonEuropeGermanySatellite FeaturePaul Karl Ludwig; German physicist (1863-1906).
Renamed Heyrovsky
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Drygalski QMoonEuropeGermanySatellite Feature
Erich Dagobert von; German geographer, geophysicist (1865-1949).
Renamed Ashbrook
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DumasMoonEuropeFranceCrater, cratersAlexandre; French novelist (1802-1870).
This name was never approved by the IAU.
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EarhartVenusNA - AmericanCrater, cratersAmelia; American aviator (1897-1937).
Name changed to Earhart Corona.
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El GrecoMoonEuropeGreekCrater, cratersSpanish artist, born in Crete (c. 1541-1614).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Vitruvius G.
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Ellerman QMoonNorth AmericaAmericanSatellite FeatureFerdinand; American astronomer (1869-1940).
Renamed Konoplev
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EppingerMoonEuropeCzechoslovakiaCrater, cratersH.; Czechoslovakian doctor (1879-1946).
Name dropped October 2002. Former name Euclides D reinstated July 13, 2009.
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Erythraeum PlanumMarsEuropeLatinPlanum, planaName changed to Bosporos Planum.
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Euler KMoonEuropeSwitzerlandSatellite FeatureLeonhard; Swiss mathematician (1707-1783). Renamed Jehan
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Euler PMoonEuropeSwitzerlandSatellite FeatureLeonhard; Swiss mathematician (1707-1783).
Renamed Natasha
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EveVenusAS - HebrewCrater, cratersHebrew first name; Pioneer-Venus longitude setting feature.
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FedosovaVenusEU - RussiaCrater, craters
Irina; Russian folk poet (1831-1899). Changed to Fedsova Patera.
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FirdausiMoonAsiaPersianCrater, cratersHasan; Persian author (c. 940-1020).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Euler E.
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Fossa CasalsMoonFossa, fossaeSame as Rupes Cauchy.
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Fossa CauchyMoonEuropeFranceFossa, fossaeSame as Rima Cauchy.
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Frigoris ScopulusMarsEuropeLatinScopulus, scopuliClassical albedo feature; name dropped 1984.
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Furachoga CoronaVenusSA - ColombiaCorona, coronaeChibcha/Muiska earth goddess.
Name dropped 2/5/2007. Detailed geologic mapping revealed that this feature is not a corona.
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Furki MonsVenusEU - CaucasusMons, montes
Chechen and Ingush (Caucasus) goddess, wife of thunder god Sela. Name changed to Furki Tholus.
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Galaxias MensaeMarsEuropeLatinMensa, mensae
Albedo feature name. (Named dropped. Feature is part of Galaxias Colles.)
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Ganskiy (Hansky) HMoonEuropeRussiaSatellite FeatureAleksey Pavlovich; Russian astronomer (1870-1908). Renamed Debus
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GaticoMars
South and Central America
ChileCrater, cratersTown in Chile.
Name dropped November 10, 2011 because higher resolution images have shown there is no crater at this location.
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GerdaVenusEU - DenmarkCrater, cratersDanish, German first name.
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Golitsyn BMoonEuropeRussiaSatellite FeatureBoris Borisovich; Russian physicist (1862-1916).Renamed Fryxell
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Goppert-MayerVenusEU - PolandCrater, cratersMaria; Polish physicist, Nobel laureate (1907-1972).
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GrahamVenusNA - AmericanCrater, craters
Martha; American dancer, choreographer (1894-1991). Name changed to Graham Patera.
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GrimmMoonEuropeGermanyCrater, cratersWilhelm Karl; German story-teller (1786-1859).
This name was never approved by the IAU.
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HadleyMoonEuropeGreat BritainCrater, cratersJohn; British instrument maker (1682-1744).
Renamed Hadley C
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Hariasa LineaVenusEU - GermanyLinea, lineaeGerman war goddess.
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Hausen AMoonEuropeGermanySatellite Feature
Christian August; German astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1693-1743).
Renamed Chappe
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Hausen BMoonEuropeGermanySatellite Feature
Christian August; German astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1693-1743).
Renamed Pilâtre
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HeineMoonEuropeGermanyCrater, cratersHeinrich; German poet and critic (1797-1856).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Volkov J.
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Hikuleo TesseraeVenusOC - TongaTessera, tesseraeTonga underworld goddess.
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Hildr FossaVenusEU - NorseFossa, fossaeNorse mythological warrior.
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HiloMarsNorth AmericaUnited StatesCrater, craters
Town in Hawaii, USA. Name dropped because crater cannot be located on imagery.
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Hohmann TMoonEuropeGermanySatellite FeatureWalter; German space flight engineer (1880-1945). Renamed Il'in
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HomerMoonEuropeGreekCrater, cratersGreek epic poet (8th or 9th century B.C.).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Stark Y.
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HugoMoonEuropeFranceCrater, cratersVictor; French writer, dramatist, poet (1802-1885).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Purkyně V.
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HusseinMoonAfricaEgyptCrater, cratersTaha; Egyptian author (1889-1973).
This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Cauchy A.
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Hyperboreus ScopulusMarsEuropeGreekScopulus, scopuliClassical albedo feature name; dropped 1984.