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From: wagner@utcs.uucp (Michael Wagner)
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Subject: Naming Features on Venus
Message-ID: <1088@utcs.uucp>
Date: Fri, 7-Feb-86 03:37:20 EST
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Posted: Fri Feb  7 03:37:20 1986
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References: <2911@ut-ngp.UUCP> <1261@utai.UUCP>
Reply-To: wagner@utcs.UUCP (Michael Wagner)
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Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX
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Summary: Venus was, after all, a goddess

In article <1261@utai.UUCP> nunes@utai.UUCP (Joe) writes:
>> BTW, did the Russians run out of craters on Venus or what?  Surely they
>> could find 5 more to name after the men abord the shuttle.  
>
>It is the policy of Soviet map-makers to exclusively label features on
>Venus with feminine names.


That does seem to make a certain kind of sense.  Is it only the Soviets
that have this habit?  If so, does anyone know why?

Michael Wagner (utcs!wagner)