Cavi on Mars
29 named features carry the IAU descriptor Cavus — a hollow or irregular steep-sided depression on Mars, out of 30 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
29
of 2,049 named places on Mars — 1.4%
Largest
1,331 km
Amenthes Cavi
Median size
64.5 km
Across the 29 with a measured diameter
Named between
1976–2023
IAU approval dates
How cavi on Mars get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 29 cavi with a recorded origin, 10 categories appear, led by Latin.
Latin10Greek9Roman2Indonesia2Egypt1Arabian1Swahili1Denmark1
All 29 cavi on Mars
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Amenthes Cavi1,331 kmScandia Cavi664 kmCavi Angusti640 kmSisyphi Cavi424 kmOlympia Cavi343 kmOenotria Cavi247 kmDeuteronilus Cavus123 kmAvernus Cavi115 kmJuventae Cavi94.4 kmHyperborei Cavi92.8 kmIsmenius Cavus90.6 kmArgyre Cavi72.3 kmOctantis Cavi71.2 kmDalu Cavus65 kmHydrae Cavus64.5 kmBoreum Cavus62.1 kmHadriacus Cavi59.1 kmPeraea Cavus56.2 kmTenuis Cavus51.5 kmAusonia Cavus49.5 kmLayl Cavus48.4 kmMalam Cavus48 kmGanges Cavus43.1 kmUsiku Cavus42 kmNat Cavus40.4 kmOxus Cavus37.9 kmOphir Cavus36.7 kmNoc Cavus29.7 kmHiddekel Cavus23.3 km
Cavi elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 1 other world, for 1 more features.