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Crater on Pluto's moon named after Mahabharat character
short by Ayushi Ahluwalia / on Wednesday, 18 April, 2018
The International Astronomical Union has named a crater on Pluto's largest moon Charon after a Mahabharat character, Revati, who is said to have been from a different "yuga" and linked to time travel. The name was proposed by a NASA team based on public recommendations. One of Charon's other features was named after '2001: A Space Odyssey' director Stanley Kubrick.
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