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A Latin descriptor with a themed name.
Also known as: Surface feature naming, IAU descriptor term
The IAU system naming surface features on planets and moons, each body drawing its names from an assigned theme.
Names surface features on planets and moons, pairing a Latin descriptor with a proper name.
Contexts: History
Assigns each body a naming theme, so features on one moon are named from one mythology or literature and the theme itself identifies which body a name belongs to.
Contexts: History
A Latin descriptor naming the kind of feature, followed by a proper name, both written in Latin letters beside the feature on a map.