IAU on 16 April 2018 named one crater on Pluto’s largest moon – Charon after which mythological character from Mahabharata?
A. Abhimanyu
B. Bheem
C. Revati
D. Dhrona
Answer:C
IAU on 16 April 2018 named one crater on Pluto’s largest moon – Charon after which mythological character from Mahabharata?
A. Abhimanyu B. Bheem C. Revati D. Dhrona
Explanation: The International Astronomical Union (IAU), which is the international body in charge of giving official nomenclature and definitions for all celestial bodies, has named one crater on Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, as ‘Revati’. This was disclosed by the IAU on 16 April 2018. The rest of the craters and features on Charon are named mostly after Western fictional characters from Star Wars, Star Trek, Doctor Who, etc. ‘Revati’ is a noteworthy character in the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. There are references in Mahabharata regarding Revati being from a different ‘yuga’ in multiple scenes of the epic. This has made the character colourful and fascinating to scientists and researchers from a science fiction point of view.