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I think the IAU will only accept names from Mythology.
by BitwiseFool 5y ago
I think the IAU will only accept names from Mythology.
- pndy 5y agoHere you go: https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/ https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/ - in short, it can't just be named by snapping fingers obviously as there's a review and approval process. They extended naming conventions to other cultures already - IIRC Roman and Greek sources were "drying off"
- gs17 5y agoThere's a region on Pluto provisionally named after Cthulhu, citing Lovecraft as "an underworld mythology". If the IAU accepts the name, it would make this possible too.