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From: fisher@star.DEC (Burns Fisher ZKO1-1/D42 DTN 381-1466)
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Subject: Craters on Venus
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Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 10:28:41 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  5 10:28:41 1986
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> 
>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.  I like the
>idea of naming 7 of the newly discovered moons of Uranus after the
>astronauts.
> 
> 
>					Don Nash
>

This occurred to me also, but it turns out that they have named the other
craters on Venus for Soviet women.  Thus naming only after Christa and Judy
is consistent, and I would say, very thoughtful.  I appreciate that sort
of gesture.

Burns

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