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Name the winner of NASA contest to name Mercury craters who suggested the name Enheduanna for one of the five craters?

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Name the winner of NASA contest to name Mercury craters who suggested the name Enheduanna for one of the five craters, name has been approved by IAU on May 14, 2015?

posted Jun 2, 2015 by Chahat Sharma

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Gagan Toor from India suggested Enheduanna who was a princess of the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq and Kuwait) the first known poet and author, according to space.com.
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The other five winning names for the craters are:

Enheduanna, Carolan, Karsh, Kulthum and Rivera

The selection of the five names was done from more than 3,600 initial submissions and a semifinal list of 17 names.

answer Jul 8, 2016 by Ramesh Gowda
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