Naming of Solar System Objects and Features

Resources

 The Solar System: Minor Bodies: Asteroids At the dawn of the 19th century, a group of...
The Solar System: Inner Planets: Venus Cloud-covered Venus is the second planet from...

Radio Programs

 More Moon, Saturn, and Spica A celestial yin and yang Saturday, March 10, 2012
Irene Discovering a "peaceful" planetoid Thursday, May 19, 2011
Mercury in the Morning A planet with a message Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Ready for Vesta Ready to map a giant asteroid Monday, May 2, 2011
Eris Sowing discord in the outer solar system Wednesday, December 8, 2010
More Jovian Moons Picking names for the moons of Jupiter Friday, January 8, 2010
Hourglass Sea Mapping the Hourglass Sea Saturday, November 28, 2009
The Jurassic Period Dinosaurs to double-oh seven Saturday, August 16, 2008
Big and Little Rockclimbing on a small planet Monday, July 7, 2008
More Moon, Venus, and Jupiter Gods and goddesses in the morning sky Sunday, February 3, 2008

Featured Images

Dark lunar features are named seas or oceans
 Split Personality Thursday, February 9, 2012

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