Naming of moons
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Naming of moons
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The naming of moons has been the responsibility of the International Astronomical Union's committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. That committee is known today as the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Prior to its formation, the names of satellites have had varying histories. The choice of names is often determined by a satellite's discoverer; however, historically some satellites were not given names for many years after their discovery; for instance, Tita
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_of_moons
date created:
2004-07-15T10:11:09Z
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2024-08-29T11:28:54Z
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