There are hundreds of thousands of craters on Mars, but only some of them have names. Here is a list of named Martian craters. Martian craters are named after famous scientists and science fiction authors, or after towns on Earth. This article is about impact craters, also known as meteor craters. ... Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system, named after the Roman god of war (the counterpart of the Greek Ares), on account of its blood red color as viewed in the night sky. ... This article is about the profession. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ...

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In Persian mythology, Aban is the name of an angel who presides over iron. ... Achar (also written as Achaar) is the Hindi word for the pickle. ... Walter Sydney Adams (December 20, 1876 – May 11, 1956) was an American astronomer. ... Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807-December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American zoologist, glaciologist, and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, and one of the first world-class American scientists. ... Jump to: navigation, search Airy crater is a crater on Mars, named in honor of the British Astronomer Royal Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892). ... Airy-0 is a crater on Mars whose location defines the position of the prime meridian of that planet. ... George Biddell Airy Sir George Biddell Airy (July 27, 1801–January 2, 1892) was British Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. ... Aki (安芸市; -shi) is a city located in Kochi, Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location in New York Founded Incorporated 1614 1686  County Albany County Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Area  - Total  - Water 56. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land... Location within France Albi is a city and commune in southern France. ... Aleksei Nikolaevich Tolstoi (1883-1945), nicknamed the Comrade Count, was a Russian writer from Soviet era who wrote erotic stories, science fiction, and historical novels. ... Jump to: navigation, search Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Last Frontier, The Land of the Midnight Sun Other U.S. States Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Governor Frank Murkowski (R) Senators Ted Stevens (R) Lisa Murkowski (R) Official languages English Area 663,267 mi² / 1,717,854 km² (1st)  - Land 571,951... City nickname: Americas Sailing Capital Location in the state of Maryland Founded 1649 Mayor Ellen O. Moyer (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 19. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population... Jump to: navigation, search Eugène Michel Antoniadi (1870 – February 10, 1944) was a Turkish-born Greek astronomer who spent most of his life in France. ... Apia Apia, population 38,800 (2001), is the capital of Samoa. ... Apt is a market town and a commune in the Vaucluse département, in southern France. ... François Arago François Jean Dominique Arago (February 26, 1786 – October 2, 1853) was a French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician. ... Arandas is a commune in the French département of Ain. ... Morro de Arica Arica is a port city in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles) south of the border with Peru. ... Andrey Dmitrievich Arkhangelsky (Андрей Дмитриевич Архангельский) (December 8, 1879 – June 16, 1940) was a Russian geologist. ... Svante August Arrhenius Svante August Arrhenius (February 19, 1859 – October 2, 1927) was a Swedish chemist and one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry. ... Jump to: navigation, search View south along Galena Street in downtown Aspen. ... Jump to: navigation, search Coat of Arms Aveiro streets by night Sé Catedral de Aveiro Aveiro and one of its canals. ... Ayr is a town in Queensland, Australia at the delta of the Burdekin River. ... Azul is a city located at the center of the Buenos Aires province in Argentina. ... Azusa is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...

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Georgi Nikolayevich Babakin (November 14, 1914 – August 3, 1971) was a Soviet Engineer working in the space program. ... Jump to: navigation, search Choi Sung-Hee, also known by her stage name Bada, is a South Korean singer. ... The Bashkir language is a Turkic language, a member of the Kyphchak group of languages. ... For the animal painter, see Hendrik Van de Sande Bakhuyzen Hendricus Gerardus Van de Sande Bakhuyzen (April 2, 1838 – January 8, 1923) was a Dutch astronomer. ... Image:Balboa. ... Fernand Baldet (March 16, 1885 – November 8, 1964) was a French astronomer. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... Amadou Bamba, Muslim religious leader and founder of Mouridism Bamba snack, peanut butter snack food made in Israel Bamba, Congo, town in the Democratic Republic of Congo Bamba Crater, on the planet Mars, named after Bamba, Congo La Bamba This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages... Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search Banff townsite (left) and Tunnel Mountain (right) on the Bow River as seen from Sulphur Mountain. ... Bar is a town in Ukraine at the Rov river in Podolia. ... Nikolay Pavlovich Barabashov (March 30, 1894 – April 29, 1971) was a Russian astronomer. ... Edward Emerson Barnard (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American astronomer. ... Valeri Leonidovich Barsukov (Валерий Леонидович Барсуков) (March 14, 1928 – July 22, 1992) was a Soviet geochemist. ... Basin is the county seat of Big Horn County, Wyoming. ... The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest working space launch facility. ... Henri Becquerel Antoine Henri Becquerel (December 15, 1852 – August 25, 1908) was a French physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of radioactivity. ... Jump to: navigation, search Beer is a crater on Mars named in honor of the German astronomer Wilhelm Beer. ... Wilhelm Beer Wilhelm Wolff Beer (January 14, 1797 – March 27, 1850) was a banker and astronomer in Berlin, Germany, and brother of Giacomo Meyerbeer. ... Beltra (Béal Trá in Irish) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Belz (Ukrainian Белз, Polish BeÅ‚z, Yiddish בעלז) is a small town in western Ukraine, near the border with Poland. ... Bend is a city located in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. ... High Bentham or Higher Bentham is a small town in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 3,000 people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search Bentong is a town in Pahang, Malaysia, as well as the district (daerah) surrounding the town. ... Berseba is a constituency in the Karas Region of Namibia. ... Francesco Bianchini (December 13, 1662 – March 2, 1729) was an Italian philosopher and scientist. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Magnolia State Other U.S. States Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Governor Haley Barbour (R) Senators Thad Cochran (R) Trent Lott (R) Official languages English Area 125,546 km² (32nd)  - Land 121,606 km²  - Water 3,940 km² (3%) Population (2000)  - Population 2,697... A dry cold wind that comes from the north in southeastern France (also bize) and from the northeast in Switzerland. ... This article is about the prefecture. ... Bison is a city located in Rush County, Kansas, named for the native large ungulate of the region. ... Vilhelm Bjerknes Vilhelm Friman Koren Bjerknes (March 14, 1862 - April 9, 1951) was a Norwegian physicist and meteorologist who did much to found the modern practice of weather forecasting. ... Bland is a city located in Gasconade County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 565. ... Area: 188. ... Blois is a city in France, the préfecture (capital) city of the Loir-et-Cher département, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. ... This article is about the New Zealand town of Bluff. ... Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Dhaka division. ... Bole (simplified Chinese: 博乐; traditional Chinese: 博樂;pinyin: Bólè; also known as Bortala) is a city in Xinjiang. ... Bombala is a town and local government area in the Monaro region of south-eastern New South Wales, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... George Phillips Bond (May 20, 1825 – February 17, 1865) was an American astronomer. ... Chesley Bonestell (1888-1986) was a painter, designer, and illustrator. ... Bonneville crater is a 200-metre crater on Mars. ... A butte in the Great Salt Lake Desert Lake Bonneville was a prehistoric pluvial lake that covered much of North Americas Great Basin region. ... Bor (Бор in Russian) is a town in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the wine, see Bordeaux Wine City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ... Pierre Bouguer (February 16, 1698 – August 15, 1758) was a French mathematician. ... Boulia is a town in Central West Queensland, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... John Alfred Brashear (November 24, 1840 – April 8, 1920) was an American scientist and instrument builder. ... Map of Germany showing Bremerhaven Watershed of the River Weser Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ... P. Briault was a French astronomer. ... The City of Bridgetown, population 5,928 (1990) metropolitan area 110,000 (2000), formerly the Town of Saint Michael, is the Capital city of the island nation of Barbados. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bristol is an English city and county and one of the three administrative centres of South West England (the others being Plymouth and Exeter). ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Bharuch (also known as Broach) is a district in south Gujarat state in India. ... Brush is a city located in Morgan County, Colorado. ... Alexander Georg von Bunge (September 29, 1803 – June 7, 1890) was German-Russian zoologist. ... Burroughs crater is a large crater on Mars. ... Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 - March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he produced works in many genres. ... Charles E. Burton (1846 – June 9, 1882) was an Irish astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Buta is a town in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the Itimbiri River. ... Butte, Montana Butte is a city that is located in Silver Bow County, Montana and is the county seat. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an pioneering American polar explorer and famous aviator. ...

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Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: Tacita de plata (little silver cup) Location Location within Spain Government Province Cádiz Mayor Teófila Martínez Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 12. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in far north Queensland, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain is located in the comarca of La Rioja Baja, in that regions southwest, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro. ... Camargo may refer to: Camargo, Kentucky Camargo, Oklahoma Camargo, Illinois This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Camiling is a municipality located in the province of Tarlac in the Philippines. ... John Wood Campbell, Jr. ... William Wallace Campbell (April 11, 1862 – June 14, 1938) was an American astronomer. ... There are parishes that have the name Campos in Portugal: Campos, a parish in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso Campos, a parish in the municipality of Vieira do Minho Campos, a parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Cerveira There are other things that have the name... Jump to: navigation, search Cape Canaveral from space, August 1991 Cape Canaveral is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that states Atlantic coast. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... Jump to: navigation, search Canberra is the capital of the Commonwealth of Australia and, with a population of just over 323,000, is also Australias largest inland city. ... Categories: Astronomy stubs | Craters on Mars ... Canso is a small town in Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax [[Lieutenant-Governor of Nova scotia AlternateName =|Lieutenant-Governor]] Myra Freeman [[Premier of Nova scotia AlternateName =|Premier]] John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th... Cartago is the name of at least two different places: Cartago, Costa Rica Cartago, Colombia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Giovanni Domenico (Jean-Dominique) Cassini Giovanni Domenico Cassini (June 8, 1625 - September 14, 1712) was an Italian-French astronomer and engineer. ... Vincenzo Cerulli (April 20, 1859 – May 30, 1927) was an Italian astronomer who owned a private observatory in Teramo. ... A crater on Mars named after Chafe, Zamfara State, Nigeria (2004 population, 10,100, 11. ... There are several parishes that have the name Chafe In Nigeria, Africa Chafe, Nigeria In Portugal, Europe Chafé (pronunciation: sha-FEH), a parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo Other Chafe, a Martian crater chafe is heat excited by friction and vexation, irritation of mind and rage. ... Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843 – 1928) was an American geophysicist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Korea refers to South Korea and North Korea together, which were a unified country until 1948. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Fedes Mores Juraque Curat Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City Founded Incorporated 1670   County Berkeley and Charleston Counties Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. ... Carl Vilhelm Ludwig Charlier (April 1, 1862 – November 5, 1934) was a Swedish astronomer. ... Cheb (German: Eger) is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. ... Chimbote is the largest city of the Ancash region in Peru. ... Jump to: navigation, search Chincoteague is a town located in Accomack County, Virginia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... CHOM is a popular English language radio station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, broacasting classic rock online and at 97. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Chur is a town in Switzerland. ... Circle is a town located in McCone County, Montana. ... Alvan Clark (March 8, 1804 – August 19, 1887), born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, was an American astronomer and telescope maker. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... Cluny nowadays The town of Cluny or Clugny lies in the modern-day département of Saône-et-Loire in the région of France, near Mâcon. ... William Weber Coblentz (1873 – September 15, 1962) was an American physicist. ... Colón is a sea port city on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christopher Columbus (conjectural image) For information about the film director, see the article on Chris Columbus. ... Josep Comas Solá (or José Comas Solá) (December 19, 1868 – December 2, 1937) was a Spanish astronomer. ... Seal of Concord, MA Concord is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... Aviation Prioneers Memorial at Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, with artifacts recovered from the Avro 618 Ten aircraft, Southern Cloud, that crashed on 21 March 1931 in the Australian Alps Toolong Mountain range. ... Jump to: navigation, search Nicolaus Copernicus (in Latin; Polish: MikoÅ‚aj Kopernik;German: Nikolaus Kopernikus; February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) was a Polish astronomer, mathematician and economist who developed the heliocentric (Sun-centered) theory of the solar system in a form detailed enough to make it scientifically useful. ... Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 8 miles north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Creel can refer to: Creel, Chihuahua, a small town near the Copper Canyon in Mexico. ... Crewe crater is a crater approximately 3 km in diameter on the planet Mars, located at 25° South, 10° West. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a large town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Crivitz is an impact crater on Mars. ... Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin (February 6, 1865 – September 20, 1939) was a British astronomer. ... Luiz Cruls (January 21, 1848 – June 21, 1908) was a Belgian astronomer who did most of his work in Brazil. ... Cue Beats produced the song A Baltimore Love Thing for 50 Cents sophmore album, The Massacre. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pierre Curie Pierre Curie (May 15, 1859 – April 19, 1906) was a pioneer in the study of crystallography, magnetism, piezoelectricity and radioactivity. ... Cypress is a village located in Johnson County, Illinois. ...

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Jump to: navigation, search Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... 大安區 Daan District (Chinese: 大安區, Wade Giles: Ta-an, Tongyong Pinyin: Da-an) is an important religious, educational, commercial, and cultural district of Taipei City. ... Jump to: navigation, search Daet is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. ... Reginald Aldworth Daly (March 18, 1871 – September 19, 1957) was a Canadian geologist. ... James Dwight Dana (February 12, 1813 - April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist and zoologist. ... The word dank can be: An adjective describing unpleasant dampness or humidity. ... Jump to: navigation, search Darvel is a town in the Irvine Valley, East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated nine miles east of Kilmarnock. ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... Jump to: navigation, search In his lifetime Charles Darwin gained international fame as a controversial and influential scientist. ... George Howard Darwin Sir George Howard Darwin, F.R.S. (July 9, 1845 – December 7, 1912) was a British astronomer and mathematician, the second son and fifth child of Charles and Emma Darwin. ... Davies is a crater on Mars located at 46°N 0°E on the fringe of Acidalia Planitia near Arabia Terra. ... William Rutter Dawes (March 19, 1799 – February 15, 1868) was a British astronomer. ... Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs (April 25, 1918–October 7, 1995) was a French-American astronomer. ... Deba is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. ... Semion Ivanovich Dezhnev (Семён Ива́нович Дежнёв) (circa 1605 – 1673), Russian explorer who led the expedition that doubled the known extent of the easternmost promontory of the Eurasian continent in 1648, discovering that Asia is not connected to Alaska. ... Delta is a village located in Madison Parish, Louisiana. ... William Frederick Denning (November 25, 1848 – June 9, 1931) was a British astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dessie or Dese is a city in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, located on the paved Addis Ababa - Asmara highway. ... Map of Germany showing Dessau Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. ... Dison is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... Vasily Vasilievich Dokuchaev (Василий Васильевич Докучаев) (1840 – 1903) was a Russian geographer who is credited with laying foundations of soil science. ... Andrew Ellicott Douglass (July 5, 1867 – March 20, 1962) was an American astronomer. ... Downe is a village in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... There are a number of settlements called Dromore: In Northern Ireland: Dromore, Omagh Dromore, Banbridge This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267... Maurice du Martheray (1892 – April 12, 1955) was a Swiss astronomer and poet. ... Alexander Logie du Toit (March 14, 1878 – February 1948) was a South African geologist. ... Location of Dunhuang Dunhuang (Chinese: 敦煌, pinyin: DÅ«nhuáng; 40°6′ N 94°39′ E) is a city in Gansu province, China. ...

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Eads is a town located in Kiowa County, Colorado. ... Eagle Crater is the small crater in which the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity found itself after landing on Mars in 2004. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned lunar landing. ... Edam (mun. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lindsay Atkins Eddie (1845 – October 13, 1913) was a South-African amateur astronomer. ... Eger is a large chicken. ... A statue of Leif Ericson in front of the Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavik Leif Ericson (old Icelandic: Leifr Eiríksson) was an explorer, the son of Eric the Red (Eiríkr rauði), a Norwegian outlaw, who was the son of another Norwegian outlaw, Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson. ... Aqaba (Arabic: العقبة al-ʿAqabah; Standard Hebrew עקבה) is a coastal town in the far south of Jordan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Ely is a city located in White Pine County, Nevada. ... Endurance is a crater on Mars that was visited by the Opportunity rover from May until December, 2004. ... Endurance was the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed for the Antarctic on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914. ... The facade of the chapel, in the baroque style of Jesuit churches, is integrated with the palatial facade El Escorial is an immense palace, monastery, museum, and library complex located at San Lorenzo de El Escorial (also San Lorenzo del Escorial), a town 45 kilometres northwest of Madrid in the... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Eudoxus of Cnidus (Greek Εύδοξος) (410 or 408 BC - 355 or 347 BC) was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, physician, scholar and friend of Plato. ... Eupatoria (Russian: , Ukrainian: , Tatar: Kezlev), also known as Yevpatoria or Evpatoria, as pronounced in Russian and Ukrainian, is a town in the Crimea. ...

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Falun is a Municipality in Dalarna County, in central Sweden. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vasiliy Grigorievich Fesenkov (January 13, 1889 – March 12, 1972) was a Soviet Russian astrophysicist. ... Camille Flammarion (February 26, 1842 – June 3, 1925) was a French astronomer. ... Honoré Flaugergues (May 16, 1755–November 26, 1835 or November 20, 1830) was a French astronomer. ... Flora is a town located in Madison County, Mississippi. ... Jean-Henri Focas (July 20, 1909 – January 3, 1969) was a Greco-French astronomer. ... Francesco Fontana (1585 or 1602 – 1656) was an Italian lawyer and astronomer. ... Georges Fournier (November 21, 1881 – December 1, 1954) was a French astronomer. ... Categories: Astronomy stubs | Craters on Mars ... The Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) program of the United States Navy might be considered the beginning of the final phase in the shift of mission for destroyers from a surface attack role to that of a submarine hunter. ... Freedom is a town located in Woods County, Oklahoma. ... Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal 25 reis, 1892, used in 1894; an S. is visible for the town name. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location |Image:Madeira map2. ...

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Gagra is a city in the Abkhazia region of western Georgia, on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. ... Galdakao is a town located in the province of Bizkaia, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. ... Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 14th  7 234 km²  1,4% Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ % of Spain  â€“ Density Ranked 7th  2 108 281  5,0%  291,44/km² Demonym  â€“ English  â€“ Basque  â€“ Spanish  Basque  euskal herritar, euskaldun  vasco/a, vascongado/a GDP GDP/C... Walter Frederick Gale (November 27, 1865 – June 1, 1945) was an Australian banker. ... Gali is a town in Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway region 77 km southeast to Sokhumi and bordering with the rest of Georgia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was an astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. ... Johann Gottfried Galle (June 9, 1812 – July 10, 1910) was a German astronomer at the Berlin Observatory who, with help from Urbain Le Verrier, sighted Neptune on September 23, 1846. ... Gander is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Garm is a district in the Rasht Valley area of central Tajikistan. ... Grove Karl Gilbert (May 6, 1843 – May 1, 1918) was an American geologist. ... Sir David Gill (June 12, 1843 – January 24, 1914) was a Scottish astronomer who spent much of his career in South Africa. ... Joseph Gledhill (November 17, 1837 – March 20, 1906) was a British astronomer. ... Glide is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Oregon. ... Globe is a city located in Gila County, Arizona. ... Goba is a town in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, located in the south-central part of that country. ... Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; born April 16, 1927 as Joseph Alois Ratzinger in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) is the 265th reigning pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. ... Gol Transportes Aéreos is a low-cost airline based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. ... Golden is a village located in Adams County, Illinois. ... The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) —commonly called the Goldstone Observatory— is located in Californias Mojave Desert (USA). ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Gori is an industrial city in the Kartli province of Georgia. ... Kasimir Graff (February 7, 1878 – February 15, 1950) was a German astronomer. ... Nathaniel Everett Green (August 21, 1823 – November 10, 1899) was a British painter, art teacher and astronomer. ... Grójec is a town in Poland. ... Groves is a city located in Jefferson County, Texas. ... Guaymas is a port city in Sonora, Mexico. ... Jump to: navigation, search A gulch is a deep V-shaped valley formed by erosion. ... Gunnison may refer to: Gunnison, Colorado Gunnison River Gunnison, Utah Gunnison, Mississippi Gunnison Beach, Sandy Hook, NJ This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... State nickname: The Centennial State Other U.S. States Capital Denver Largest city Denver Governor Bill Owens (R) Senators Wayne Allard (R) Ken Salazar (D) Official languages English Area 269,837 km² (8th)  - Land 268,879 km²  - Water 962 km² (0. ... Gusev crater, with Maadim Vallis snaking into it Gusev Crater is a crater on the planet Mars and is located at 175. ... Matvei Matveevich Gusev (Матвей Матвеевич Гусев) (1826 (Vyatka, Russia) – 1866 (Berlin, Germany)) was a Russian astronomer who worked at Pulkovo Observatory near St. ...

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George Hadley (1685-1768) was an English lawyer and amateur meteorologist who proposed the atmospheric mechanism by which the Trade Winds were sustained. ... J.B.S. Haldane with his second wife Helen Spurway John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (November 5, 1892 – December 1, 1964), who normally used J.B.S. as a first name, was a British geneticist and evolutionary biologist. ... George Ellery Hale (June 29, 1868 – February 21, 1938) was an American astronomer. ... Edmond Halley. ... Ham is a commune of the Somme département in France. ... Hamelin (German: Hameln) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Carl Ernst Albrecht Hartwig (January 14, 1851 – May 3, 1923) was German astronomer. ... Oliver Heaviside (May 18, 1850 – February 3, 1925) was a self-taught English engineer, mathematician and physicist who adapted complex numbers to the study of electrical circuits, developed techniques for applying Laplace transforms to the solution of differential equations, reformulated Maxwells field equations in terms of electric and magnetic... Jump to: navigation, search Heinlein autographing at the 1976 Worldcon Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was one of the most influential and controversial authors in science fiction. ... Hermann von Helmholtz Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz (August 31, 1821 – September 8, 1894) was a German physician and physicist. ... Paul-Pierre Henry (Paul Henry) (August 21, 1848 – January 4, 1905) and his brother Mathieu-Prosper Henry (Prosper Henry) (December 10, 1849 – July 25, 1903) were French opticians and astronomers. ... Paul-Pierre Henry (Paul Henry) (August 21, 1848 – January 4, 1905) and his brother Mathieu-Prosper Henry (Prosper Henry) (December 10, 1849 – July 25, 1903) were French opticians and astronomers. ... Herculaneum (modern Italian Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town of the Italian region of Campania. ... For other craters in the solar system named Herschel, see Herschel (crater). ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, FRS (Hanover, November 15, 1738 – August 25, 1822 Slough, then in Buckinghamshire now in Berkshire) was a German-born British astronomer and composer who became famous for discovering the planet Uranus, and made many other astronomical discoveries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hipparchus (Greek Ἳππαρχος) (ca. ... The term hit can refer to any of the following: in marketing, a success involving (sudden) popularity of and demand for a particular item, such as a song that reaches the hit parade in archery and in target shooting, striking the exact desired spot, commonly the center of a target... Holden crater, imaged by Mars Express; Uzboi Vallis enters the crater from bottom right Holden is a 140km wide crater on Mars, located with the southern highlands. ... Edward Singleton Holden (November 5, 1846 – March 16, 1914) was an American astronomer. ... Arthur Holmes (January 14, 1890 – September 20, 1965) was a British geologist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Robert Hooke, FRS (July 18, 1635 - March 3, 1703), one of the greatest experimental scientists of the seventeenth century, played an important role in the scientific revolution. ... Hope, British Columbia is a community in the province of British Columbia, in Canada, of approximately about 7,000 people located on the banks of the Fraser River and the Coquihalla Rivers, about 200 km Northeast of Vancouver. ... Houston redirects here. ... ... Huancayo is the capital of the Junín Region, Peru. ... William Huggins Sir William Huggins, OM , FRS (February 7, 1824 – May 12, 1910) was a British astronomer. ... William Joseph Hussey (August 10, 1862 – October 28, 1926) was an American astronomer. ... James Hutton, painted by Abner Lowe. ... Thomas Huxley Thomas Henry Huxley F.R.S. (May 4, 1825 - June 29, 1895) was a British biologist, known as Darwins Bulldog for his defence of Charles Darwins theory of evolution. ... Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens (pronounced in English (IPA): ; in Dutch: ) (April 14, 1629–July 8, 1695), was a Dutch mathematician and physicist; born in The Hague as the son of Constantijn Huygens. ...

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Jump to: navigation, search Nadir Baba Ogly Ibragimov (December 29, 1932 – January 1, 1977) was a Soviet astronomer. ... Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck and Nordkette from south // Geography Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ... Inuvik is a small town in the Northwest Territories of Canada. ... Irbit (Ирби́т) is a town of 45,000 inhabitants in the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. ... The main part of this article relates to the last versions of Middle-earths history, and as such may controvert parts of The Silmarillion. ...

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Jal is a city located in Lea County, New Mexico. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jampur was populated in whichh century, No body knows. ... Pierre Jules César Janssen (February 22, 1824 – December 23, 1907) was a French astronomer who in 1868 discovered how to observe solar prominences without an eclipse. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rene Jarry-Desloges (1868 – 1951) was a French amateur astronomer who worked at his own observatory. ... Sir James Hopwood Jeans (born Ormskirk, September 11, 1877, died Dorking, September 16, 1946) was a British physicist, astronomer and mathematician who was the first to propose the theory of continuous creation of matter in the universe. ... Confucianism (儒家 Pinyin: rújiā The School of the Scholars), sometimes translated as the School of Literati, is an East Asian ethical, religious and philosophical system originally developed from the teachings of Confucius. ... Jijiga is a city in Ethiopia, located approximately 80 km east of Harar and 60 km west of the border with Somaliland. ... The 76m Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Jump to: navigation, search City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Johnstown is a city located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. ... John Joly (November 1, 1857 – December 8, 1933) was an Irish scientist, possibly most famous for his development of radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer. ... Sir Harold Spencer Jones (March 29, 1890 – November 3, 1960) was a British astronomer. ...

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Kagoshima (鹿児島市; -shi) the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. ... Frederik Kaiser (June 10, 1808 – July 28, 1872) was a Dutch astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Map of Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad (Russian: Калининград, German: Königsberg, Polish: Królewiec, Lithuanian: Karaliaučius) is a seaport city, capital and main city of the Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania with access to the Baltic Sea. ... Locator map for Kamloops, BC Kamloops is a city in central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and on the shore of Kamloops Lake. ... Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs | Provinces of Cambodia | Cities in Cambodia ... Kanab is a city located in Kane County, Utah. ... Kansk is a town on the left bank of Kan river, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. ... Karshi (Uzbek Qarshi / Қарши) is a city in southern Uzbekistan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Towns coat of arms Kasimov (Russian: Касимов, Tatar: Qasím, historically: Xankirmän, Gorodets Meschorsky, Novy Nizovoy), town in Ryazan Oblast of Russia, the administrative center of Kasimovsky District. ... James Edward Keeler (September 10, 1857 – August 12, 1900) was an American astronomer. ... View of Kem in 1911. ... Jump to: navigation, search Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630), a key figure in the scientific revolution, was a German mathematician, astronomer and astrologer of famed brilliance. ... Location of Kingston Kingston (population 600,000) is the capital of Jamaica. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th) Land 5,660 km² Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004) Population 137,900... Kita is a town in western Mali. ... Edward Ball Knobel (October 21, 1841 – July 25, 1930) was a British business man and amateur astronomer. ... Koga is the name of several places in Japan: Koga, Ibaraki Koga, Fukuoka Koga is also a town in Tanzania. ... Konkani is a term used to refer both to a language and to an Indian ethnic group. ... Jump to: navigation, search State motto: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti (Malay: United, Industrious, Dedicated) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ... KONG is a television station based in Seattle, Washington. ... Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (Серге́й Па́влович Королёв) (December 30, 1906– January 14, 1966) was the head Soviet rocket engineer and designer during the space race, known only as the chief designer during his lifetime. ... Kourou Kourou is a town and commune in French Guiana, some 40 km northwest of the capital Cayenne. ... Jump to: navigation, search Marian Albertovich Kowalski (Мариан Альбертович Ковальский) (August 15, 1821 or October 15, 1821 – May 28, 1884 or July 9, 1884) was a Polish-Russian astronomer. ... Kribi is a beach resort in Cameroon, lying on the Gulf of Guinea coast, at the mouth of the Kienké River. ... Afrikan Nikolaevich Krishtofovich (Африкан Николаевич Криштофович) (1885 – 1953) was a Soviet paleobotanist. ... Quba (also known as Guba and Kuba) is a city and a rayon in northeastern Azerbaijan. ... Gerard Kuiper, circa 1963. ... The town of Kumara is located on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ... Georg Karl Friedrich Kunowsky (1786 – December 23, 1846) was a German lawyer who also was a talented amateur astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kushva (Russian: ) is a town in Russian Ural Mountains, near Yekaterinburg. ...

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La Paz is a municipality in México State, Mexico. ... Lachute, is a town in southwest Quebec, northwest of Montreal. ... Look and feel refers to design aspects of a graphical user interface - in terms of both colours, shapes, layout, typefaces, etc (the look); and, the behaviour of dynamic elements such as buttons, boxes, and menus (the feel). It is used in reference to both software and websites. ... There are parishes that have the name Lamas in Portugal: Lamas, a parish in the municipality of Braga Lamas, a parish in the municipality of Cadaval Lamas, a parish in the municipality of Miranda do Corvo Lamas, a parish in the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros Lamas, a parish in... Johann Heinrich Lambert Johann Heinrich Lambert (August 26, 1728 – September 25, 1777), was a mathematician, physicist and astronomer. ... Johann von Lamont (December 13, 1805 – August 6, 1879) was a Scottish-German astronomer and physicist. ... Carl Otto Lampland (December 29, 1873 – December 14, 1951) was an American astronomer. ... Lar (لار) is a city in Iran, in the Fars province and also name of a district in Tehran province of Iran. ... William Lassell (June 18, 1799 – October 5, 1880) was a British astronomer, born in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. ... Kurd Laßwitz (April 20, 1848 – October 17, 1910) was a German author, scientist, and philosopher. ... Hans-Emil Lau (April 16, 1879 – October 16, 1918) was a Danish astronomer. ... Urbain Le Verrier. ... The Lebou (Lébou) are an ethnic group of Senegal, West Africa, living on the peninsula of Cap-Vert. ... Lemgo is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with a population of 42. ... Apache Lenya is a Java-based open source CMS based on open standards such as XML and XSLT. A core component is Apache Cocoon. ... map of the Leuk discrict Leuk (46°19′ N 7°38′ E, French Loèche, population 3376 as of 31 Dezember 2002) is a town in the Valais, Switzerland. ... Jump to: navigation, search British troops fire on Minutemen during The Battle of Lexington Minute Man statue on Lexington Green, by H. H. Kitson. ... Li Fan (around 90) was a Chinese astronomer. ... Emmanuel Liais (1826–1900) was a French astronomer, botanist and explorer who spent many years in Brazil. ... Libertad is the first Spanish album by Delirious?, released in 2002. ... Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: Zhèjiāng; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Lins is a municipality/county in the western part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. ... Jump to: navigation, search District Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... Littleton is a town located in Aroostook County, Maine. ... Liu Hsin (around 22) was a Chinese astronomer. ... Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer or Norman Lockyer (May 17, 1836 – August 16, 1920) was an English scientist and astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search LOD can be: Legion of Doom Level of Detail Limit of detection This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Loja is a toponym in Ecuador. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (Михаи́л Васи́льевич Ломоно́сов) (November 19 (November 8, Old Style), 1711 – April 15 (April 4, Old Style), 1765) was a Russian writer and polymath who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. ... The longa is a musical note twice as long in duration as a breve (i. ... In the Christian monastic tradition, a lorica is an incantation recited for protection. ... Los, most commonly used to refer to a person of Hispanic or Spanish-speaking origin is an abbreviation for the name Carlos. This abbreviation appears to have originated somewhere in northern California during the onset of the telecom industry boom with new startup corporations beginning to hire cheap labor in... Lota is a Hindi and Urdu word for pot. Though it may refer to any pot, the term is most commonly employed for a container filled with water to facilitate the cleaning of ones anal region after defecation. ... Percival observing Mars from the Lowell Observatory. ... Luck is a village located in Polk County, Wisconsin. ... Jump to: navigation, search Luga is a city lying 140 km to the south of Saint Petersburg, on the Luga River. ... Lutsk (Луцьк in Ukrainian, Луцк in Russian) is the capital of the Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. ... Nikolai Nikolaevich Luzin (Никола́й Никола́евич Лу́зин) (December 9, 1883 - January 28, 1950), Soviet/Russian mathematician. ... Lod (Hebrew לוד; Arabic اللد al-Ludd, Greco-Latin Lydda) is a city in the Center District of Israel in Israel. ... Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell (November 14, 1797 – February 22, 1875), British lawyer, geologist, and popularizer of uniformitarianism. ... Bernard Ferdinand Lyot (February 27, 1897 – April 2, 1952) was a French astronomer. ...

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Jump to: navigation, search Mädler crater is a crater on Mars named in honor of the German astronomer Johann Heinrich Mädler. ... J. H. von Mädler. ... Plaza de Cibeles (Cibeles square) and the Palacio de Comunicaciones (Communications Palace) Coat of arms. ... Mafra is a small city (2002 pop. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ferdinand Magellan (Spring 1480 – April 27, 1521; Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães; Spanish: Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes) was a Portuguese sea explorer who sailed for both Portugal and Spain. ... Mentore Maggini (February 6, 1890 – May 8, 1941) was an Italian astronomer. ... Mago Barca (also spelled Magon) (243 BC - 203 BC), brother of the Carthaginian General Hannibal, who had played a major role in the Second Punic War against Rome. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maidstone is the county town of Kent, in southeast England, about 30 miles from London. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK... Reverend Robert Main (July 12, 1808 – May 9, 1878) was a British astronomer. ... According to the Book of Idols (Kitab Al-Asnam) by Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi, the pagan Arabs believed Manah to be the goddess of fate and the oldest of the three daughters of Allah. ... Manti is a city located in Sanpete County, Utah, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,040. ... Giacomo Filippo Maraldi (August 21, 1665 – December 1, 1729) was an French-Italian astronomer and mathematician. ... The Mari (also known as Cheremis in Russian and Çirmeş in Tatar) are a Volga-Finnic people in the Volga area, the natives of Mari El, Russia. ... The first close-up image ever taken of Mars, this photo shows an area about 330 km across by 1200 km from limb to bottom of frame. ... Albert Marth (May 5, 1828 – August 5, 1897) was a German astronomer who worked in England and Ireland. ... Edwin P. Martz, Jr (1916 – September 25, 1967 or 1966) was an American physicist and astronomer. ... Harold Masursky (December 23, 1922 – 1990) was an American geologist and astronomer. ... Edward Walter Maunder (April 12, 1851 – March 21, 1928) was an English astronomer best remembered for his study of sunspots and the solar magnetic cycle that led to his identification of the period from 1645 to 1715 that is now known as the Maunder Minimum. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dean Benjamin McLaughlin (October 25, 1901 – December 8, 1965) was an American astronomer. ... A scene at McMurdo Station McMurdo Station, located at 77°51′ S 166°40′ E, sits on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica, on the shore of McMurdo Sound, 2,200 miles (3,500 km) due south of New Zealand. ... Mega (symbol M) is a SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 106, i. ... The Mellish Crater is located in the southern hemisphere of Mars at coordinates 72. ... John Edward Mellish (1886 – 1970) was an amateur astronomer and telescope builder. ... It is alleged that in Roman mythology, Mena was the goddess of menstruation. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gregor Johann Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel (July 22, 1822 – January 6, 1884) was an Austrian monk who is often called the father of genetics for his study of the inheritance of traits in pea plants. ... Mendota is a city located in La Salle County, Illinois. ... Gustav Mie (September 29, 1869 Rostock – February 13, 1957 Freiburg im Breisgau) was a German physicist. ... Mila is a wilaya of Algeria and a architectural masterpiece in Barcelona. ... Milutin Milanković (1879-1958) Milutin Milanković (a. ... Milford is a city located in Beaver County, Utah. ... Peter Mackenzie Millman (1906 – December 11, 1990) was a Canadian astronomer. ... Gaston Millochau (1866 – ?) was a French astronomer. ... Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language. ... Categories: 1911 Britannica | 1809 births | 1862 deaths | American astronomers | Astronomers stubs ... Another Mohawk is a village in Herkimer County, New York. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Mojave is a town located in Kern County, California. ... Percy Braybrooke Molesworth (April 2, 1867 – December 25, 1908) was a Major in the corps of Royal Engineers and amateur astronomer. ... Montevallo is a college town located in Shelby County, Alabama. ... Theophile Moreux (1867 – July 13, 1954) was a French astronomer and meteorologist. ... Moss is a coastal town and municipality in the county of Østfold. ... In Egyptian mythology, Mut (mother) is the patron goddess of Thebes. ... Thomas A. (Tim) Mutch (August 26, 1931 – October 6, 1980) was an American geologist. ...

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Naar (literally, fire) refers to a state of affairs where a sinners flesh in Hell may burn and be remade. ... NAIC is an initialism for The National association of investors corporation The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center The North American Industry Classification System This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Nain is the northernmost town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located about 230 miles by air from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Naju (Naju-si) is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Jump to: navigation, search In computing, NaN (Not a Number) is a value or symbol that is usually produced as the result of an operation on invalid input operands, especially in floating-point calculations. ... Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen (born October 10, 1861 in Store Frøen, near Kristiania, now Oslo - died May 13, 1930 in Lysaker, outside Oslo) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat. ... Navan (An Uaimh in Irish, meaning The Cave) is the administrative town of County Meath, Ireland. ... Early South American Civilizations Nazca (sometimes spelled Nasca) is the name of a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the regions largest existing town. ... New Bern is a city located in Craven County, North Carolina where the Trent River and the Neuse River converge. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: The Elm City Location in the state of Connecticut Founded April 24, 1638 County New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... New Plymouth is a city located in Payette County, Idaho. ... Jump to: navigation, search Simon Newcomb. ... Jump to: navigation, search A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sir Isaac Newton at 46 in Godfrey Knellers 1689 portrait Sir Isaac Newton, PRS (25 December 1642 (OS) – 20 March 1727 (OS) / 4 January 1643 (NS) – 31 March 1727 (NS)) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and alchemist. ... Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search The central peak of Nicholson: a perspective view created with images from Mars Express Nicholson is a crater on Mars centered at 0. ... Seth Barnes Nicholson (November 12, 1891 – July 2, 1963) was an American astronomer. ... Alfred Otto Carl Nier (May 28, 1911 - May 16, 1994) was a US physicist who pioneered the development of mass spectrometry and used it in innovative ways to establish some major scientific results. ... Louis Niesten (1844 – 1920) was a Belgian astronomer working at the Brussels Royal Observatory. ... Map of Yap Yap is an island in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, the westernmost state of the Federated States of Micronesia. ... Nipigon (2001 population 1,964) is a township in Thunder Bay District, Northwestern Ontario, Canada, located on the most northern point of Lake Superior and situtated along the west side of the Nipigon River and north of the small lake running between Lake Nipigon and Lake Superior. ... Nitro is a city located in West Virginia. ... Noma is a town located in Holmes County, Florida. ... Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld by Georg von Rosen Baron (Nils) Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld (November 18, 1832, Helsinki,Finland (then Grand Duchy of Finland) — August 12, 1901,Dalby, SkÃ¥ne, Sweden) was a geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer of Finland-Swedish extraction. ... Northport is a city located in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. ... Novara is a city of northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

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Ocampo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ochakov (Crimean Tatar/Turkish: Özi) is a town in Mykolaiv (Nikolaev) Oblast, in southern Ukraine, located near the site of ancient Greek colony of Olbia. ... Oglala is a census-designated place located in Shannon County, South Dakota. ... Okhotsk (Охо́тск) is a townlet and seaport at the mouth of the Okhota River on the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia. ... Categories: Cities in Tokyo | Japan geography stubs ... Onon may refer to one of the following. ... Oodnadatta, South Australia, is located in the heart of the desert 112 m above sea level, 1,011 km north of Adelaide. ... An ore is a mineral deposit containing a metal or other valuable resource in economically viable concentrations. ... Orinda is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search Orson Welles, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywoods greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. ... Ostrov - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Ottumwa (pronounced Uh-tuhm-wa) is a city located in Wapello County, Iowa. ... Oudemans Crater NASA Image Oudemans Crater on Mars is named after Jean A. Oudemans (December 16, 1827 – December 14, 1906), a Dutch astronomer. ... Jean Abraham Chrétien Oudemans (December 16, 1827 – December 14, 1906) was a Dutch astronomer. ...

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Jump to: navigation, search Paks is a town in central Hungary, on the banks of the Danube River. ... Palana (Палана in Russian) is an urban settlement and administrative center of Koryakia in the Kamchatka Oblast in Russia. ... Kamchatka Oblast (Russian: Камча́тская о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Palos de la Frontera is a town located in the Spanish province of Huelva, 13 km away from the province capital. ... Jump to: navigation, search Paros, or Paro (Greek: Πάρος), is an island of Greece in the Aegean Sea, one of the largest of the group of the Cyclades. ... Pasteur is a large lunar crater beloning to the category termed a walled plain. ... Jump to: navigation, search Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French microbiologist and chemist. ... Evgenii Y. Perepelkin (1906 – 1940) was a Soviet astronomer. ... Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (December 19, 1845 – February 29, 1904) was a French astronomer. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: 宁夏; Traditional Chinese: 寧夏; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land. ... Platte is a city located in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,367. ... John Playfair (March 10, 1748 – July 20, 1819) was a Scottish scientist. ... Podor is the northernmost town in Senegal, lying on Morfil Island between the River Senegal and River Doué. It is home to a ruined French fort, built in 1854 as a centre for gold trading, and was the birthplace of Baaba Maal. ... James B. Pollack (1938 – 1994) was an American scientist. ... 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Quorn (32° 20′ S, 138° 02′ E, pop ~1400) is a township and railhead in the Flinders Ranges in the north of South Australia, 39 km northeast of Port Augusta. ...

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Wilhelm F. Rabe (1893 – 1958) was a German astronomer. ... Jean Charles Rodolphe Radau (January 22, 1835 – December 21, 1911) was an astronomer and mathematician who worked in Paris at the Revue des deux Mondes for most of his life. ... The municipality Rana in the county of Nordland, Norway, and has 25,350 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rauch can refer to several things: 1. ... See also Rayleigh fading Rayleigh scattering Rayleigh number Rayleigh waves Rayleigh-Jeans law External links Nobel website bio of Rayleigh About John William Strutt MacTutor biography of Lord Rayleigh Categories: People stubs | 1842 births | 1919 deaths | Nobel Prize in Physics winners | Peers | British physicists | Discoverer of a chemical element ... Redi is featured in many modern-day science textbooks due to his experiment. ... Dirk Reuyl (1906 – 1972) was an American physicist and astronomer. ... There are two villages with this name in Iceland: Reykholtsdalur avec Deildartunguhver // Reykholt (Borgarfjörður, West Iceland) The village is situated in the valley of the river Hvítá, called the Reykholtsdalur. ... Osborne Reynolds Osborne Reynolds (23 August 1842 – 21 February 1912) was an Irish engineer. ... Ribe is a municipality in south-west Denmark, in Ribe (county) on the peninsula of Jutland. ... Lewis Fry Richardson (October 11, 1881 - September 30, 1953) was a mathematician, physicist and psychologist. ... Rincon (Spanish, angle or corner) is a surf spot located at the Ventura and Santa Barbara County line in Southern California, USA. Also known as the Queen of the Coast, Rincon is one of the most recognized surf spots in California and known around the world for its long, peeling... Jump to: navigation, search Bonaire Island from space, March 1996 Bonaire is an island in the Netherlands Antilles. ... Ritchey 24 reflecting Telescope George Willis Ritchey (December 31, 1864 – November 4, 1945) was an American optician and telescope maker and astronomer (educated as a furniture maker) born at Tuppers Plains, Ohio. ... Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek Eugene Wesley Roddenberry (August 19, 1921 – October 24, 1991) was born in El Paso, Texas, USA, and spent his boyhood in Los Angeles, California. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Frank Elmore Ross (April 2, 1874 – September 21, 1960) was an American astronomer and physicist. ... Carl-Gustav Arvid Rossby (December 28, 1898 – August 19, 1957) was a Swedish-US meteorologist who first explained the large_scale motions of the atmosphere in terms of fluid mechanics. ... Ruby is a town located in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. ... Jump to: navigation, search Henry Norris Russell (October 25, 1877 – February 18, 1957) was a US astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (1910). ... Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, FRS (August 30, 1871 - October 19, 1937), called father of nuclear physics, pioneered the orbital theory of the atom notably in his discovery of rutherford scattering off the nucleus with his gold foil experiment. ... Ruza (Руза in Russian) is an administrative center of the Ruzsky District of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ...

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A respected astronomer and dogged critic of pseudoscience, Carl Sagan is best known for his enthusiastic efforts at popularizing science. ... Jump to: navigation, search San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... Jump to: navigation, search Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2003 population 220,022) is a Spanish city on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Santa Fe (Spanish, Holy Faith) (full form: La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís, English: Royal City of the Holy Faith of St. ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085... 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Jump to: navigation, search Suzhou (Simplified Chinese: 苏州; Traditional Chinese: 蘇州; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Su-chou; sometimes seen transliterated as Su-chow, Suchow, or Soochow) is one of the most famous cities in China. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ... Souris is a town in southwestern Manitoba, population 1,683. ... Sir James South (October 1785 – October 19, 1867) was a British astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lazzaro Spallanzani (January 10, 1729 - February 12, 1799) was an Italian biologist. ... Spur is a city located in Dickens County, Texas. ... Nicolaus Steno. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search SW corner of the Žižka square as viewed from the church tower. ... Tak is a town in Thailand, capital of the Tak Province. ... Talsi (population 12,931) is a town in Latvia. ... Tame can mean several things: One of the two River Tames in England: The River Tame (Yorkshire) The River Tame (West Midlands) The town of Tame, Colombia The act of domesticating wild animals This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... The Hill of Tara, located near the River Boyne, is today a mound in County Meath, Leinster, Ireland, on which the grass has veiled the rich heritage of the country. ... Tarakan is an island in the Kalimantan Timur province of Indonesia. ... Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... Tarsus is a city in present day Turkey, on the mouth of the Tarsus Cay (Cydnus) into the Mediterranean. ... Santa Prisca church in Taxco Aerial view of Taxco Taxco (full name: Taxco de Alarcón) is an antique colonial silver-mining center located in the northern reaches of the Mexican state of Guerrero. ... Taza is a city in northern Morocco, about 100 km east of Fez. ... Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (November 5, 1855 in Paris, France – January 2, 1913 in Cannes, France) was a French meteorologist who became famous for his discovery of the stratosphere. ... Jump to: navigation, search TelÅ¡iai in the evening TelÅ¡iai (approximate English transcription [tÉ›l(É™).ˈʃeı], simplified Lithuanian transcription [telʃiaǐ]; Polish Telsze) is a town in Lithuania with about 35,000 inhabitants. ... Jump to: navigation, search François J. Terby (1846–1911) was a Belgian astronomer. ... The walls of Thira seen by Spirit from the summit of Husband Hill Thira is a crater on Mars. ... View from the top of Thira Santorini is a small, circular group of volcanic islands located in the Aegean Sea, 75 km south-east of the Greek mainland, (latitude: 35. ... Map of Greenland Qaanaaq (pron. ... Tignish is a community in Prince Edward Island, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov (May 1, 1875– 1960) was a Russian astronomer. ... Timaru in south Canterbury, New Zealand, is a territorial authority district of about 30,000 people in and around the former Timaru City. ... See also Timbuktu (novel) for the book by Paul Auster. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tiwi, Albay is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Tokko (Tokubetsu Koto Keisatsu or Special Higher Police) was a police force established in 1901 in Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Torbay is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. ... Troy is a city located in Latah County, Idaho. ... Robert Julius Trumpler (October 2, 1886 – September 10, 1956) was a Swiss-American astronomer. ... Tsukuba (Japanese: つくば市; -shi; from Han character 筑波) is a planned city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) • Land 591,670 km² • Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Tura can refer to: Tura River: left tributary of Tobol (in Siberia, Russia) the capital of the Evenkia autonomous district, Russia the capital of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, India Tura, a city in Hungary This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Jump to: navigation, search Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. ... Tuskegee is a city located in Macon County, Alabama. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tycho Brahe (born Tyge Ottesen Brahe) (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601) was a Danish nobleman known primarily for his work as an astronomer and an astrologer (the two were highly related in his day), as well as an alchemist. ... This article is about the 19th century scientist. ...

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An Ulu is an Inuit womans all-purpose knife. ... Umatac - also spelled Humatac. ... Urk is a municipality and a town in the Flevoland province in the central Netherlands. ...

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Vaals is a town in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. ... Valga is a town in South Estonia and the capital of Valga County. ... Valverde is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Vaux is the name or part of the name of several communes in France: Vaux, in the Allier département Vaux, in the Haute-Garonne département Vaux, in the Moselle département Vaux, in the Vienne département Vaux-Andigny, in the Aisne département Vaux-Champagne, in the... For the Television guitarist and solo artist, see Tom Verlaine. ... Jump to: navigation, search Frank Washington Very (1852 – November 23, 1927) was a U.S. astronomer. ... Viana is a town and municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. ... Vík í Mýrdal, a village in southern Iceland, is also referred to as Vik. ... Jump to: navigation, search Vils can refer to: three rivers in Germany and Austria: Vils (Danube), tributary of the Danube, in eastern Bavaria. ... Virrat (Virdois in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Wolf V. Vishniac (April 22, 1922 – December 10, 1973) was an American microbiologist. ... A vivero is spanish for green house. ... Hermann Carl Vogel (April 3, 1841 – August 13, 1907) was a German astronomer. ...   Volgograd? (Волгогра́д) (population: 1,012,000), formerly called   Tsaritsyn? (Цари́цын) (1598 - 1925) and   Stalingrad? (Сталингра́д) (1925 - 1961) is a city on the west bank of Volga river in southwestern Volgograd Oblast (province), Northern Caucasus district, Russia. ... Theodore von Kármán (SzÅ‘llÅ‘skislaki Kármán Tódor) (May 11, 1881 - May 6, 1963) was an engineer and physicist who was active primarily in the fields of aeronautics during the seminal era in the 1940s and 1950s. ...

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Wabash is a city located in Wabash County, Indiana. ... Wahoo is a city located in Saunders County, Nebraska. ... Alfred Russel Wallace for the Cornish painter see Alfred Wallis Alfred Russel Wallace, OM , FRS (January 8, 1823 – November 7, 1913) was a British naturalist, geographer, anthropologist and biologist. ... NASA Goddard Space Flight Center`s Wallops Flight Facility, located on Virginia`s Eastern Shore, was established in 1945 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, as a center for aeronautic research. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Official languages English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... Wallula is a census-designated place located in Walla Walla County, Washington. ... Jump to: navigation, search Waspam is a municipality in the Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte department of Nicaragua. ... Digamma, or Wau, (upper case , lower case ) is an obsolete letter of the Greek alphabet. ... This is about the city in the Netherlands. ... Jump to: navigation, search Alfred Wegeners theory of continental drift was widely ridiculed in his day. ... Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902-1935) was an American science fiction author. ... Jump to: navigation, search H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wicklow (Cill Mhantáin in Irish) is the county town of County Wicklow in the Republic of Ireland. ... Wilhelm Wien Wilhelm Wien (January 13, 1864 – August 30, 1928) was a German physicist who, in 1893, used theories about heat and electromagnetism to compose Wiens Law, which relates the maximum emission of a blackbody to its temperature. ... Jump to: navigation, search Arthur Stanley Williams (1861 – November 21, 1938) was a British solicitor and amateur astronomer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: A Place To Be Somebody Founded Incorporated 1638 1832  County New Castle County Mayor James M. Baker (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 44. ... Wink is a city located in Winkler County, Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 919. ... Carl Wilhelm Wirtz was an astronomer who spent his time between Germany and the Observatory of Strasbourg. ... Walter F. Wislicenus (November 5, 1859 – October 3, 1905) was a German astronomer. ... Woomera Launchpad in the 60s Woomera (31°09′ S 136°48′ E) is a town in South Australia, 488 km north of Adelaide, along the Stuart Highway. ... Worcester is a town located in Otsego County, New York. ... William Hammond Wright (November 4, 1871 – May 16, 1959) was an American astronomer. ...

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City seal Yakima is a city in central Washington and the county seat of Yakima County, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,845. ... Yala (Thai ยะลา) is the southernmost province (changwat) of Thailand. ... National motto: None Official language Arabic Capital Sanaa Area 195,000 km² Population  - Total (July 1990) -Density   7,160,981 36/km² Currency 1 Yemeni riyal = 100 fils Time zone UTC +3 National anthem Royal Salute The Yemen Arab Republic, (in Arabic: Al JamhÅ«rÄ«ya al Arabiya al Yaman... Yat or Jat (, ) is the 32nd letter of the old Cyrillic alphabet and name of the sound represented by it. ... Yorktown is a census-designated place located in York County, Virginia. ... Yoro is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ... Yungay is a town in the Ancash Region in north central Peru. ...

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Zongo is a market town in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the south bank of the Oubangui River, across from Bangui in the Central African Republic. ... Zuni Pueblo, 1850 illustration. ... Jump to: navigation, search Zunil is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. ... Jump to: navigation, search Zutphen (old alternate spelling: Zutfen) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands on the right bank of the IJssel at the influx of the Berkel, and a junction station 29 km by rail N.N.E. of Arnhem. ...

See also

• List of mountains on Mars

This is a list of all the named mountains on Mars. ...

External links

• USGS: Martian system nomenclature
• USGS: Mars Nomenclature: Craters