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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved new names for two craters and a serpens on Mars.

Aeolis Serpens for a 538.55-km-long Martian feature located at -1.38°S, 149.57°E.
The feature was named in honour of the classical albedo feature.

Cayon for a 27.31-km-wide Martian crater located at -35.93°S, 113.62°E.
The feature was named in honour of a town in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Fancy for a 49.44-km-wide Martian crater located at -35.45°S, 113.6°E.
The feature was named in honour of a town in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.



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