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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved new names for three features on Mars.

Lipany for a 50-km-wide Martian crater located at -0.24°S, 79.69°W.
The feature was named in honour of a town in Slovakia.

Oenotria Plana for a 925-km-wide Martian plain located at -8°S, 76°E.
The feature was named in honour of a classical albedo feature name.

Zarqa Valles for a 490-km-wide Martian valley located at 0.16°N, 80.82°W.
The feature was named in honour of a river in Jordan.

The name of the feature Oenotria Scopulus has also been changed to Oenotria Scopuli, the plural form, to include several scarps.



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