Adlivun Cavus
Small depression on the surface of Pluto / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adlivun Cavus is a small depression on the southern tip of Sputnik Planitia. It was discovered by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
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Feature type | cavus |
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Location | Southern Sputnik Planitia, Pluto |
Coordinates | 15°24′S 188°51′E[1] |
Diameter | ~21.4 km[1] |
Discoverer | New Horizons |
Naming | adlivun spirits |
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The name is from the Inuktitut adlivun, "those beneath us", referring to the souls of the departed and by extension to the underworld itself.[2] The name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2017.[1]