Editing Planetary nomenclature (section)

=== [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] ===

[[Image:Mercury h06 Kuiper quadrangle.png|thumb|300px|right|Examples of Mercurian nomenclature from the [[Kuiper quadrangle]].]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Feature type
! Current list
! Naming convention
|-
| Catenae
| [[List of catenae on Mercury|list]]  [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Catena,%20catenae]
|[[Radio telescope]] facilities
|-
| Craters
| [[List of craters on Mercury|list]]  [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Crater,%20craters]
|Famous deceased artists, musicians, painters, authors
|-
| Dorsa
| [[List of dorsa on Mercury|list]] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Dorsum,%20dorsa]
| Astronomers who made detailed studies of the planet
|-
|Facula
|[[List of fossae on Mercury|list]] [https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Facula,%20faculae]
|The word 'snake' in various languages
|-
| Fossae
| [[List of fossae on Mercury|list]] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Fossa,%20fossae]
| Significant works of [[architecture]]
|-
| Montes
| [[List of mountains on Mercury|list]] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Mons,%20montes]
| Words for "hot" in various languages. Only one mountain range is currently named: [[Caloris Montes]], from Latin word for "heat"
|-
| Planitiae
| [[List of planitiae on Mercury|list]] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Planitia,%20planitiae]
| Names for Mercury (either planet or god) in various languages. Two exceptions exist.
|-
| Rupēs
| [[List of rupes on Mercury|list]] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Rupes,%20rup%C4%93s]
| Ships of discovery or scientific expeditions
|-
| Valles
| [[List of valles on Mercury|list]] [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=MERCURY&featureType=Vallis,%20valles]
|Abandoned cities, towns or settlements of antiquity
|}