fisher@star.DEC (Burns Fisher ZKO1-1/D42 DTN 381-1466) (02/05/86)
> >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 ...decwrl!rhea!star!fisher
rjg@meccts.UUCP (Robert J. Granvin) (02/09/86)
The Soviet Union has been naming craters on Venus after women since Venus was the goddess of beauty. They made a decision on their naming conventions, and probably felt that naming craters on Venus after men would be "incorrect."