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From: hamachi@ucbvax.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Naming Craters on Venus
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Date: Wed, 12-Feb-86 17:14:00 EST
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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.  
>>
>>It is the policy of Soviet map-makers to exclusively label features on
>>Venus with feminine names.
>
>I don't think it is very appropriate to honor the dead astronauts by naming
>a crater after them!  You know what causes a crater, don't you?  Something
>splats into the ground while travelling at a very high rate of speed.

Why is it at all appropriate for the Soviets to be naming features on Venus?
I thought NASA had the first radar imaging data from Venus, and hence first
crack at giving names to craters.