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Adlivun Cavus

Coordinates:15°24′S188°51′E / 15.400°S 188.850°E /-15.400; 188.850
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Small depression on the surface of Pluto
Adlivun Cavus
Feature typecavus
LocationSouthernSputnik Planitia,Pluto
Coordinates15°24′S188°51′E / 15.400°S 188.850°E /-15.400; 188.850[1]
Diameter~21.4 km[1]
DiscovererNew Horizons
Namingadlivun spirits

Adlivun Cavus is a small depression on the southern tip ofSputnik Planitia, which is a basin on thedwarf planetPluto. It was discovered by theNew Horizons spacecraft in 2015.

The name is from theInuktitutadlivun, "those beneath us", referring to the souls of the departed and by extension to the underworld itself.[2] The name was officially approved by theInternational Astronomical Union in 2017.[1]

References

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  1. ^abc"Adlivun Cavus".Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: -15.40°, Center Longitude: 188.86°)
  2. ^Franz Boaz (1888) "The Central Eskimo", inAnnual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology. Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
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