1. Choose a world and a starting point

Use one of the visual examples if you want a quick way in. Its link carries the real source identifier and catalogue snapshot into personalisation. The full atlas remains available when you want to search by diameter, coordinates or scientific reference.

2. Personalise the message

Put the person’s name in the recipient field and choose a separate private crater title. Use Latin characters for the title and check its availability within the register. Write the dedication as a direct message to the recipient, then choose the date you want remembered.

The form saves those personalisation fields in the current tab so an accidental refresh does not erase them. Email, address and consent are excluded from that draft. You can clear the saved details yourself, and the draft is removed when checkout opens successfully.

3. Inspect the gift before confirming

Check the name, private title, message, date and selected world in the certificate view. Open the closer preview on a phone if that is how the recipient will see it. Decide separately whether the name and message should be published in the public register.

4. Confirm the test, then hand it over

Send the recipient gift link, not your order-access link. You can open a preview of their experience first, revoke a link or create a replacement. The result is a private symbolic dedication with a traceable source, not an official IAU name or property right. Actual paid availability still depends on the separate scientific and commercial release gates.

Sources and further reading

Primary scientific and naming guidance checked on 6 November 2026. Gift suggestions are CRATERNITY editorial recommendations; source organisations do not endorse this service.

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