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  2. List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies

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    The adjectival forms of the names of astronomical bodies are not always easily predictable. Attested adjectival forms of the larger bodies are listed below, along with the two small Martian moons; in some cases they are accompanied by their demonymic equivalents, which denote hypothetical inhabitants of these bodies.

  3. Planetary symbols - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the planetary symbols can be found in the attributes given to classical deities. The Roman planisphere of Bianchini (2nd century, currently in the Louvre, inv. Ma 540) [2] shows the seven planets represented by portraits of the seven corresponding gods, each a bust with a halo and an iconic object or dress, as follows: Mercury has a caduceus and a winged cap; Venus has a ...

  4. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    a decrescent (waning) moon (as viewed from the northern hemisphere) new moon [22] [23] U+1F311 (dec 127761) 🌑︎: fully dark [17] [24] [25] U+1F31A (dec 127770) 🌚︎: waxing crescent U+1F312 (dec 127762) 🌒︎: encrescent moon (northern hemisphere) first-quarter (waxing) moon U+1F313 (dec 127763) 🌓︎: one week into the month, half ...

  5. Naming of moons - Wikipedia

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    Every human language has its own word for the Earth's Moon, and these words are the ones normally used in astronomical contexts.However, a number of fanciful or mythological names for the Moon have been used in the context of astronomy (an even larger number of lunar epithets have been used in non-astronomical contexts).

  6. Astronomical naming conventions - Wikipedia

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    In the early days, only a very limited number of features could be seen on other Solar System bodies other than the Moon. Craters on the Moon could be observed with even some of the earliest telescopes, and 19th-century telescopes could make out some features on Mars. Jupiter had its famous Great Red Spot, also visible through early telescopes.

  7. Planetary nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    An oval feature. Used only on Venus and Miranda. CR Crater, craters / ˈ k r eɪ t ər / A circular depression (in most cases created by impact event). This term is implicit. AA Dorsum, dorsa / ˈ d ɔːr s əm /, / ˈ d ɔːr s ə / Ridge, sometimes called a wrinkle ridge e.g. Dorsum Buckland. DO Eruptive center An active volcano on Io. This ...

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  9. Planetary mnemonic - Wikipedia

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    Before 2006, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were considered as planets. Below are partial list of these mnemonics: "Men Very Easily Make Jugs Serve Useful Needs, Perhaps" – The structure of this sentence, which is current in the 1950s, suggests that it may have originated before Pluto's discovery.

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