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From: benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox)
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Subject: Naming just two craters on Venus...
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Date: Thu, 6-Feb-86 17:45:45 EST
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Someone just posted a kvetch about "why didn't the Russians
find craters for all the dead Challenger crew -- why just
the women?"  The answer is:  Venus is feminine.  Thus, the
women were honored.  Also, I suspect that Westerners are
not the only ones who, from time to time, feel more strongly
for women than for men.  

	What I find MOST interesting is the
fact that the Russians, whether they realize it or not, 
have just named a Venereal* crater after a Jew:  Judy Resnik
was the first Jewish person in space.  Challenger was her
second mission, as I recall.  More power to her and to all
of us.  I hope one day I can follow in her footsteps...

T Cox
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*The 'correct' adjective to refer to Venus is 'venereal.'  The
'word' 'venusian' was coined by the popular press, who were
too embarassed by the real word.  I guess that's how words are 
born.
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T Cox
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