Several space objects and features have been named after Romanian people or things in Romania. These include planetary features on Mercury, Mars and Venus and asteroids.
Moon
Mercury
Venus
- Văcărescu (crater)
- Irinuca (crater)
- Natalia (crater)
- Veta (crater)
- Zina (crater)
- Esterica (crater)
- Darclée (patera)
Mars
- Batoș crater
- Iazu (crater)
- Oituz crater
Asteroids
- 1381 Danubia
- 1436 Salonta
- 1537 Transylvania
- 2331 Parvulesco
- 2419 Moldavia
- 3359 Purcari
- 4268 Grebenikov
- 4633 Marinbica
- 6429 Brancusi
- 7985 Nedelcu
- 7986 Romania
- 9253 Oberth
- 9403 Sanduleak
- 9493 Enescu
- 9494 Donici
- 9495 Eminescu
- 10034 Birlan
- 10784 Noailles
- 12498 Dragesco
- 28854 Budisteanu
- 100897 Piatra Neamt
- 130072 Ilincaignat
- 257005 Arpadpal
- 263516 Alexescu
- 320790 Anestin
- 330634 Boico
- 346261 Alexandrescu
- 358894 Demetrescu
- 450931 Coculescu
Stars
- Galați V1 and Galați V2 [1]
Exoplanets
References
External links
- https://www.astro-urseanu.ro/romanipecer.html
- http://www.ziare.com/magazin/spatiu/romani-pe-cer-cratere-cu-nume-romanesti-galerie-foto-1143669
- https://www.rri.ro/ro_ro/nume_romanesti_pe_bolta_cereasca-2594024
- https://www.9am.ro/top/Social/259955/nume-romanesti-pe-cer-10-corpuri-ceresti-si-formatiuni-care-poarta-numele-unor-romani-celebri.html
- https://adevarul.ro/locale/galati/nume-romanesti-celebre-bolta-cereasca-asteroidul-mihai-eminescu-steaua-galati-craterele-elena-vacarescu-spiru-haret-1_5524a215448e03c0fd5697b9/index.html
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