Australian Aboriginal place names in the solar system

Alice Gorman

Australian Aboriginal place names in the solar system

Alice Gorman

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Abstract

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was established in 1919, and took
on the task of administering the names of places and features in the solar system.
The IAU maintains the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, in collaboration
with the United States Geological Survey. Since the 1950s, spacecraft has
replaced the telescope as the principal means of solar system exploration; and the
number of identified places and features has increased dramatically with fly-by,
orbiting, and surface missions to most planets and moons.

Original language	English
Pages	14-15
Number of pages	2
Volume	4
No.	2
Specialist publication	Astrosociological Insights
Publication status	Published - Nov 2015

Bibliographical note

Note: this research was originally presented at the Australian Places and Placenames Symposium, 25 September 2015, Flinders University, Adelaide

Keywords

Aboriginal heritage
Astronomy
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
United States Geological Survey
SETI
Vienna Declaration
'Dreaming' landscapes
Banumbirr
Barnumbirr
Djungguwul
Barralku

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Australian Aboriginal place names in the solar system

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