Articles I've created edit
Though some have been improved a lot by others:
- Book: Geological Eras of the Phanerozoic for commuting-reading.
- (436724) 2011 UW158
- Matteo Bruni
- Caleuche Chasma
- Rhyephenes
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This is just a memory helper. I'm not sure whether it qualifies for a stand-alone article.
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| type | name | named after |
|---|---|---|
| Star | HD164604 Pincoya | Pincoya, a female water spirit from southern mythology |
| Exoplanet | HD164604b Caleuche | Caleuche, a ghost ship from southern mythology |
| Dwarf Planet | Makemake | Easter Island deity Make-Make, since it was discovered shortly after Easter |
| Moon of Uranus | Setebos | Fictional divinity in Shakespeare's The Tempest, reportedly inspired by Kóoch, a Tehuelche divinity also known as Setebos or Setibos.[1][2] |
| Asteroid | 1973 Colocolo | Colocolo |
| Asteroid | 1974 Caupolican | Caupolican |
| Asteroid | 1992 Galvarino | Galvarino |
| Asteroid | 2187 La Silla | Cerrlo La Silla[3], home to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) |
| Asteroid | 2351 O'Higgins | Bernardo O'Higgins |
| Asteroid | 2644 Victor Jara | Víctor Jara |
| Asteroid | 2741 Valdivia | Pedro de Valdivia |
| Asteroid | 2976 Lautaro | Lautaro |
| Asteroid | 3495 Colchagua | Colchagua |
| Asteroid | 4055 Magellan | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Asteroid | 4636 Chile | Chile[4] |
| Non periodic-comet | C/1981 M1 (Gonzalez) | Astronomer Luis Eduardo González (link to Spanish Wikipedia article) |
| Asteroid | 6836 Paranal | Cerro Paranal[4], home to de VLT |
| Asteroid and Comet | 7968 Elst–Pizarro | Co-discoverer Guido Pizarro, Chilean astronomer[5] |
| Asteroid | 11335 Santiago | Santiago |
| Asteroid | 261690 Jodorowsky | Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Crater on Mercury | Mistral | Gabriela Mistral |
| Crater on Mercury | Neruda | Pablo Neruda[note 1] |
| Crater on Mercury | Bello | Andrés Bello |
| Crater on Venus | Parra | Apparently Nicanor Parra[note 2][6] |
| Crater on Mars | Gatico | Gatico, ghost town near Tocopilla[note 3][7] |
| Crater on Mars | Lebu | Lebu |
| Crater on Mars | Lota | Lota |
| Crater on Mars | Pica | Pica |
| Crater on Mars | Rengo | Rengo |
| Crater on Mars | Toconao | Toconao |
| Patera[note 4] on Io
(Jupiter moon) |
Pillan Patera | Pillán |
| Mountain on Io | Pillan Mons | Pillán |
| Bay on Titan
(Saturn moon) |
Patos sinus, in | Enten fyord, known in Spanish as Seno Patos |
| Lake on Titan | Atacama Lacuna | Atacama Desert |
| Crater on Umbriel
(Uranus moon) |
Setibos | Explicitly after the Tehuelche divinity (see Setebos, moon of Uranus, above) |
| Chasma[note 5] on Charon | Caleuche Chasma | Caleuche, a legendary ghost ship |
- ^ There is also an asteroid named 1875 Neruda, not named after the Chilean Nobel laureate, but, surprisingly enough, some other poet (JK, he was the original poet Pablo Neruda took his artistic name from).
- ^ Official IAU site only says Parra is named after a Chilean writer, not the name.
- ^ Listed as dropped by the IAU.
- ^ Shallow circular superficial feature, or complex crater with scalloped edges
- ^ Canyon-like feature
Named after Incan deities and concepts edit
Although centered on modern-day Peru, the incas expanded to the Maule river at its height in the 15th century, conquering most of northern and central Chile.
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| type | name | named after |
|---|---|---|
| Mount on Venus | Copacati Mons[8] | Copacati, lake goddess. |
| Corona on Venus | Pachamama Corona | Pachamama, Earth goddess. |
| Chasma in Venus | Quilla Chasma | Mama Killa (also spelled Quilla due to Spanish influence), moon goddess. |
| Valley on Mars | Auqakuh Vallis | Word for 'Mars' in Quechua (Inca). |
| Crater on Ceres | Coniraya | Inca god who was responsible for the system of agricultural terracing and irrigation.[9] |
| Patera on Io | Inti Patera | Inti, sun god. |
| Patera on Io | Cataquil Patera | Catequil or Cataquil, god of thunder and lightning. |
| Patera on Io | Viracocha Patera | Viracocha, Quechua sun god. |
| Patera on Io | Nina Patera | Nina, fire god[10]. |
| Crater on Rhea
(Saturn moon) |
Pachacamac | Pachacamac, supreme god, "Earth maker."[11] |
| Crater on Rhea | Arunaka | Arunaka, creator of all things.[12] |
| Crater on Rhea | Con | Con, coastal creator god.[13] |
| Crater on Rhea | Iraca | Iraca, creator god who became the moon.[14] |
| Crater on Rhea | Thunupa | Thunupa, creator of all things.[15] |
| Crater on Ariel
(Uranus moon) |
Laica | Laica, good spirit.[16] |
References edit
- ^ "NASA Solar System Exploration - Setebos: Overview". Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "Los Tehuelches" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2187 La Silla (1976 UH)". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ a b "Citapla". Retrieved 2015-07-28. citing Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. New York: Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642019647. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ Eicher, David (2013). COMETS!: Visitors from Deep Space. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 133. ISBN 9781107622777. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ^ "Craters: Parra on Venus". Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "Gatico, un pueblo extinto". Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Copacati Mons on Venus". Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Coniraya on Ceres". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Nina Patera on Io". Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Pachacamac on Rhea". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Arunaka on Rhea". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Con on Rhea". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Iraca on Rhea". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Thunupa on Rhea". Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Laica on Ariel". Retrieved 2015-07-28.