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Names Approved for Six Cavi and a Tholus on Mars
7 November 2017
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature approved names for seven features on Mars:
Dalu Cavus
,
Layl Cavus
,
Malam Cavus
,
Nat Cavus
,
Noc Cavus
,
Usiku Cavus
, and
Noctis Tholus
. For more information, see Mars map
MC-17
in the
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
.
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