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Cavi on Europa

1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Cavus — a hollow or irregular steep-sided depression on Europa, out of 30 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
1
of 129 named places on Europa — 0.8%
Largest
145 km
Moyle Cavus
Median size
145 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2019–2019
IAU approval dates

How cavi on Europa get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 cavi with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Celtic.

Celtic1

All 1 cavi on Europa

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.

Cavi elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 1 other world, for 29 more features.