International
Astronomical Union (International Astronomical Union, IAU) approved the names
of the nine craters Mercury.
The choice of names was
associated with the names of famous artists, writers, musicians, which is in
accordance with the rules established for the geological structures IAU planet.
The announcement was
made following the recent announcement that the Messenger spacecraft completed
a map of Mercury's surface. Most of the new entity focused on the south pole of
Mercury, this area was mapped last.
New names for these
craters
Donelaitis
(Donelaitis): named after the Lithuanian poet Kristijonas Donelaitis, the
author of the poem "The Seasons"
Petofi (Petofi), named
in honor of Sandor Petofi, the national poet of Hungary, who, moreover, was one
of the leaders of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Roerich (Roerich): in
honor of the Russian artist, writer, poet, scholar Nicholas Roerich, who in
1935 created the Roerich Pact and the Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and
Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments - the first international treaty
to protect cultural heritage.
Hurley (Hurley): in
honor of Australian photographer of the 20th century by James Hurley
Lovecraft (Lovecraft),
named in honor of the American science fiction writer HP Lovecraft, who wrote
in horror, fantasy, mystery, is the progenitor of the Cthulhu Mythos
Alver (Alver): in honor
of the 20th century, the Estonian writer Betti Alver
Flayano (Flaiano): 20th
century Italian playwright Ennio Flayano
Pahinui (Pahinui):
Hawaiian musician of the 20th century Charles Pahinui
Langley (L'Engle):
American author Madeleine Langley.
New craters added to
the list, which consists of 95 other craters of Mercury.
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