Adlivun Cavus
Adlivium Cavus is a small depression on the surface of Pluto corresponding to the central caldera of Wright Mons, southwest of the Tenzing Montes and adjacent to Morgoth Macula. It was discovered by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015.
| Feature type | cavus |
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| Location | Pluto |
| Coordinates | 22°S 173°E |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
The name is from the Inuktitut adlivun, "those beneath us", referring to the souls of the departed and by extension to the underworld itself.[1]
References
- Franz Boaz (1888) "The Central Eskimo", in Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology. Smithsonian Institution, Washington.
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