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"The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name Bulsara for a crater on Mercury"

rss-parrot.net/u/planetaryname

Hmm link to press release is 404'd but realname of Freddie Mercury was Farrokh Bulsara. Is it related to that or something else !?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_

See the Bulsara crater here (PDF):

asc-planetarynames-data.s3.us-

Edit: Yes they are related!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulsara_

@Ohsin
Yes, crater Bulsara and the origin of its name are also described here planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Fea

"Origin: Farrokh; known as Freddie Mercury, British singer and songwriter of Indian-Zanzibar descent, leader of the rock band Queen (1946-1991)."

planetarynames.wr.usgs.govPlanetary Names
Ohsin

@AkaSci Thank you 👌
I guess that feed update was made in error as this was approved in May itself.