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System of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a planet or natural satellite
Planetary nomenclature, like terrestrial nomenclature, is a system of uniquely identifying features on the surface of a planet or natural satellite so
Planetary_nomenclature
Irregular type of crater
to a shallow bowl used in antique cultures. This term is used in planetary nomenclature: it is a part of the international names of such features. In such
Patera (planetary nomenclature)
Patera_(planetary_nomenclature)
"mountain") is a mountain on a celestial body. The term is used in planetary nomenclature: it is a part of the international names of such features. It is
Mons_(planetary_nomenclature)
Long, narrow, shallow depression
In planetary nomenclature, a fossa /ˈfɒsə/ (pl. fossae /ˈfɒsiː/) is a long, narrow depression (trough) on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, such
Fossa (planetary nomenclature)
Fossa_(planetary_nomenclature)
is a small hill or knob on a celestial body. The term is used in planetary nomenclature: it is a part of international proper names of such features. Like
Collis (planetary nomenclature)
Collis_(planetary_nomenclature)
indicated by the United States Geological Survey's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. The year in which the feature was recognized by the International
List_of_plains_on_the_Moon
System of names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences
features of those objects. Planetary nomenclature Meteorite nomenclature International Astronomical Union The IUPAC nomenclature is a system of naming chemical
Nomenclature
Volcanic processes and landforms on the Moon
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved 2020-12-26. "Moon Mare/Maria". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology
Volcanism_on_the_Moon
Planetary Names: Search Results, International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) at Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
List_of_craters_on_Mars
First planet from the Sun
NASA. 1978. SP-423. Mercury nomenclature and map with feature names from the USGS/IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Equirectangular map of Mercury
Mercury_(planet)
Geologic basin on Mercury
Planitia, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) SHADED RELIEF
Odin_Planitia
Union's rules of planetary nomenclature, they are named after female Giants and Titans. There are 22 named regiones on Venus. "Nomenclature Search Results
List_of_regiones_on_Venus
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1991, the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (IAU/WGPSN) officially named a crater on Mars after Gander.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gander,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
Russian scientist
updated planetary nomenclature, and mapping regions of the Moon, Mars, Phobos and Venus. She is one of the top cartographers for mapping planetary bodies
Kira_B._Shingareva
Lunar Web Site Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Moon map. List of craters on the Moon Lunar Atlases at the Lunar & Planetary Institute Digital Lunar Orbiter
List_of_craters_on_the_Moon
Craters on Earth's moon
Types)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Archived from
Lunar_craters
compliance with the International Astronomical Union's rules of planetary nomenclature. Plains may be named denoted "planitia" or "planum", depending on
List_of_plains_on_Mars
Arctic town in the Northwest Territories, Canada
1988, the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (IAU / WGPSN) officially adopted the name Inuvik for a crater
Inuvik
Natural satellites of the planet Mars
"Swift". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Voltaire". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research
Moons_of_Mars
Moon of Uranus
of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2009-08-30. "Oberon Nomenclature Table of Contents". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS
Oberon_(moon)
Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Vinalia Faculae". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research
Ceres_(dwarf_planet)
Second planet from the Sun
Survey Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Venus by the International Astronomical Union Venus crater database by the Lunar and Planetary Institute Map of
Venus
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015. "Planetary Names: Catena, catenae: Junina Catenae on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 20 June
List of geological features on Ceres
List_of_geological_features_on_Ceres
Oval feature on Venus or Miranda
Part 3: N-Z. pp. 1111–1112. Bibcode:1993LPI....24.1111P. "Miranda: Corona, coronae". USGS, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
Corona_(planetary_geology)
Larger of the two moons of Mars
1029/2009GL041829. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS Astrogeology Research Program, Categories Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS Astrogeology Research
Phobos_(moon)
Martian upland region
"Euphrates Patera". [USGS planetary nomenclature page]. USGS. Retrieved 2013-10-17. "Siloe Patera". [USGS planetary nomenclature page]. USGS. Retrieved 2013-10-17
Arabia_Terra
arcus". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 14 March 2020. "Titan Colles". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved June 26, 2015
List of geological features on Titan
List_of_geological_features_on_Titan
Kuiper belt object
Lobus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Akasa Linea". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research
486958_Arrokoth
Eighth planet from the Sun
Blue, Jennifer (8 December 2004). "Nomenclature Ring and Ring Gap Nomenclature". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Archived from the original
Neptune
Association of professional astronomers
Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), which maintains the astronomical naming conventions and planetary nomenclature for planetary bodies, and
International Astronomical Union
International_Astronomical_Union
Area of Mars
2013. "Planetary Names: Mars". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved April 19, 2013. "Planetary Names: Feature
Cydonia_(Mars)
Former NASA Trajectory Engineer
Planetary Nomenclature has no entries for lunar craters named either "Poppie" or "Poppy." On December 19, 2023, the IAU: WG Small Bodies Nomenclature
Frances_Northcutt
Natural satellite orbiting Saturn
Helfenstein et al. (2006) are provided. "Planetary Body Names and Discoverers". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Archived
Enceladus
Fictional flying island
pp. 60 & ff. ISBN 9780133715675. "Laputa Regio". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 29 May 2024. Page, Michael; Ingpen, Robert (1998)
Laputa
Moon of Pluto
Discoverers". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 17
Nix_(moon)
Systematic designations to unambiguously identify astronomical objects
Committee Working Group Public Naming of Planets and Planetary Satellites. The scientific nomenclature for the designations usually consists of a proper
Astronomical naming conventions
Astronomical_naming_conventions
American businessman, author, mathematician, and astronomer (1855–1916)
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Martian crater Lowell". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology
Percival_Lowell
Topics referred to by the same term
mammalian anatomy, the adipose tissue lying above the pubic bone Mons (planetary nomenclature), a sizable extraterrestrial mountain Battle of Mons, a 1914 World
Mons
Largest moon of Uranus
ISSN 0019-1035. USGS/IAU. "Titania Nomenclature Table of Contents". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-02-23
Titania_(moon)
Lunar impact crater
(1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097. Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. Retrieved 2007-08-05
Fourier_(crater)
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
based on Galileo and Voyager images Io nomenclature and map with feature names from the USGS planetary nomenclature page Interactive map of Io by Google
Io_(moon)
City in British Columbia, Canada
by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (IAU/WGPSN) in 1991. The crater lies at 53.8° south latitude
Kamloops
Low area between hills, often with a river running through it
"Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, feature types". International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 20 December 2020. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, Welcome"
Valley
Moon of Saturn
moon) "Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 7 August 2006. "Vital
Pan_(moon)
Martian mountain
floor. Its ID in the United States Geological Survey's Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature is 15000. On August 6, 2012, Curiosity (the Mars Science Laboratory
Mount_Sharp
Gaulish bull god
93-94. "Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. July 21, 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-06. Delmare
Tarvos_Trigaranus
Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 3
List of planetary features with Māori names
List_of_planetary_features_with_Māori_names
Moon of Saturn
(July 2010) from Cassini images Mimas nomenclature and Mimas map with feature names from the USGS planetary nomenclature page Figure "J" is Mimas transiting
Mimas
Crater on Mars
term "canali". The name was adopted by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature in 1973. A crater within Schiaparelli shows many layers that
Schiaparelli_(Martian_crater)
Biblical sea monster
מילוג: המילון העברי החופשי ברשת. "Leviathan Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (center latitude 17.00°, center
Leviathan
Moon of Jupiter
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Archived from the
Amalthea_(moon)
Moon of Jupiter
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-03-27. Thebe Profile by NASA's Solar System Exploration Thebe nomenclature from the
Thebe_(moon)
Moon of Uranus
1016/0019-1035(91)90064-Z. ISSN 0019-1035. "Umbriel Nomenclature Table Of Contents". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. United States Geological Survey, Astrogeology
Umbriel
Crater on Mars
Mars Planetary nomenclature "Mare Acidalium, MC-4" (PDF). Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (Topography map). 2014. Bonestell. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Bonestell_(crater)
Natural satellites of the planet Saturn
The International Astronomical Union's (IAU) Committee for Planetary System Nomenclature, which oversees the naming of Solar System moons, rules that
Moons_of_Saturn
Largest moon of Neptune
Schenk, Lunar and Planetary Institute Triton images from the NASA/JPL Photojournal Triton nomenclature from the USGS Planetary Nomenclature website Portals:
Triton_(moon)
gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved
List_of_craters_on_Mars:_O–Z
The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater
List of craters on the Moon: C–F
List_of_craters_on_the_Moon:_C–F
Astronomic definition
International Astronomical Union, the dominant organization for setting planetary nomenclature. Some geoscientists adhere to the formal definition of a planet
Geophysical definition of planet
Geophysical_definition_of_planet
Mountain on the Moon
Hadley, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Moore, Patrick
Mons_Hadley
Lunar surface depression
"Stose". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 6 September 2023. "Burbidge". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved
Nobile_(crater)
Lunar impact crater
Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU), Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Hegu, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
Von_Kármán_(lunar_crater)
Group of prominent Hungarian scientists
ISBN 0-679-41308-1. International Astronomical Union. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | Von Kármán". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the
The_Martians_(scientists)
Astronomical Union. Dune fields are named according to the IAU's rules of planetary nomenclature. The relevant descriptor term is undae. As of now, the only two
List of extraterrestrial dune fields
List_of_extraterrestrial_dune_fields
492H. doi:10.1098/rstl.1781.0056. S2CID 186208953. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers". Anderson; Hellier;
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Lunar impact crater
portal Colonization of the Moon Lunar ice "Shackleton". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved December 12, 2023. Haruyama, Junichi; et al. (November
Shackleton_(crater)
Martian volcano, highest point on Mars
Past Geological Phenomenon on Mars "Olympus Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 18.65°, Center
Olympus_Mons
Small domical mountain or hill
In planetary nomenclature, a tholus /ˈθoʊləs/ (pl. tholi /ˈθoʊlaɪ/) is a small domical mountain or hill. The word is from the Greek θόλος, tholos (pl.
Tholus
of Planetary Nomenclature. Astrogeology Research Program, USGS. Retrieved 28 February 2018. "Target: Phobos". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Astrogeology
Cultural influence of Gulliver's Travels
Cultural_influence_of_Gulliver's_Travels
One or more words used to refer to something
conventions In computer networking, computer naming schemes In planetary science, planetary nomenclature In sciences generally, systematic names for a variety
Name
after a nearby albedo feature as in line with the IAU's rules on planetary nomenclature. Such an albedo feature must feature on the maps of Mars made by
List of areas of chaos terrain on Mars
List_of_areas_of_chaos_terrain_on_Mars
1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert
Herbert. Macmillan. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-7653-0646-3. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Dune on Moon". Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Archived from the original
Dune_(novel)
Crater on the Moon
Mary, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) Andersson, L
Mary_(crater)
Overview of space objects named after Russian people and places
of Planetary Nomenclature". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 7, 2024. "Artamonov – Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature"
Russian_names_in_space
Volcanic plateau on Mars
Officially, "Tharsis" is an albedo feature. "Tharsis". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 0.00°, Center
Tharsis
Crater on Mars, also known as the "happy face crater"
Galle (lunar crater) List of craters on Mars "Galle". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Scientist of the Day - Johann
Galle_(Martian_crater)
Lunar surface depression
Einstein. 2001 Einstein, minor planet "Einstein". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 2026-08-05. Wilhelms
Einstein_(crater)
committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. That committee is known today as the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Prior
Naming_of_moons
American science fiction media franchise
Retrieved September 8, 2010 – via Astrogeology.usgs.gov. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Titan Planitiae". United States Geological Survey. Archived from
Dune_(franchise)
Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan, a moon of Saturn
"Titan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 2013-12-29. "Vid Flumina". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 2013-10-24
Lakes_and_rivers_of_Titan
Lunar impact crater
Patsaev, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) LTO-102A1 Patsaev
Patsaev
Japanese mountain climber (1939–2016)
Features on Pluto". International Astronomical Union Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 20 January 2020. "Categories (Themes) for Naming Features
Junko_Tabei
Second-largest moon of Saturn
December 2010) from Cassini images Rhea nomenclature and Rhea map with feature names from the USGS planetary nomenclature page Google Rhea 3D, interactive map
Rhea_(moon)
Fictional cosmic entity
S2CID 119072504. "PLUTO – Belton Regio". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. U.S. Geological Survey. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2026-01-25 – via
Cthulhu
Roman nymph and goddess of marine winds
"Venilia". Roman Myth Index. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-21. "Venilia Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. v t e
Venilia
American engineer and astronaut (1944–1986)
March 9, 2009. Retrieved November 13, 2003. USGS. "Planetary Names". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. United States Government. Archived from the original
Gregory_Jarvis
Lunar impact crater
midpoint that is closest to Breislak. "Breislak". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Moore, Patrick (2001). On the
Breislak_(crater)
Study of the surface and shape of the Moon
portal Gravitation of the Moon Google Moon Grazing lunar occultation Planetary nomenclature Selenographic coordinate system List of maria on the Moon List of
Selenography
Large mountain on Ceres
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (GPN). No such festival appeared to exist, and the IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) announced
Yamor_Mons
Impact crater on the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta
System Lists of astronomical objects "Rheasilvia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.(NASA coordinates) Vega, Priscilla
Rheasilvia
Moon of Saturn
2008) from Cassini images Iapetus nomenclature and Iapetus map with feature names from the USGS planetary nomenclature page Flight over Iapetus (video)
Iapetus_(moon)
Highland plateau on Vesta
Tholus". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Albalonga Catena". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology
Vestalia_Terra
gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved
List_of_craters_on_Mars:_A–G
Crater on Mercury
showing Carleton in lower left and Belgica Rupes cutting across it "Carleton". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 3 December 2025. v t e
Carleton_(crater)
gov. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved
List_of_craters_on_Mars:_H–N
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Archived from
J._R._R._Tolkien
Vast lunar mare filling a basin on Earth's Moon
"Herschel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. "Mare Imbrium". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology
Mare_Imbrium
The list of approved names in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature maintained by the International Astronomical Union includes the diameter of the crater
List of craters on the Moon: A–B
List_of_craters_on_the_Moon:_A–B
Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC)
January 2019 – via Internet Archive. "Aristoteles". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 March 2018. "Aristoteles-Park
Aristotle
Main-belt asteroid
machine-readable version of Table 4. "Nomenclature Search Results - Donaldjohanson". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union
52246_Donaldjohanson
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