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Planetary Names
Jupiter I (Io)
Io, the daughter of Inachus, was changed by Jupiter into a cow to
protect her from Hera's jealous wrath. But Hera recognized Io and sent a
gadfly to ...
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Planetary Names
Nomenclature
Explore the database of IAU-approved planetary names by clicking on the target planet/planetary system tabs in the navigation menu, or by using the Advanced Search.
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[1] Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
[2] Hawaiian Fo...
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Planetary Names
Introduction
Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is used to uniquely identify a feature on the surface of a planet or satellite so that the feature can be easily located, descri...
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Planetary Names
LROC Quickmap: Interactive map of the Moon with a variety of information available for viewing.
List of lettered lunar craters: from NASA RP 1097, the NASA catalogue of lunar nomenclature (origina...
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Planetary Names
Valles
Word for planet Venus in various world languages (400 km and longer); River goddesses (less than 400 km in length)
The Moon
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