Recognizing Apollo Nomenclature

When Apollo astronauts went to the Moon, they named certain features on the lunar surface as navigation aids.  The International Astronomical Union, however, is the body that officially names features on other worlds, and it never adopted the Apollo names.

Two Apollo lunar astronauts, James Lovell and William Anders, want the IAU to recognize at least some of the Apollo place names.  They point out that for centuries explorers have been granted the ability to name places associaed with them.  The next IAU meeting might be interesting.