Urvara (crater)
Crater on Ceres / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urvara /ɜːrˈvɛərə/[1] (Sanskrit: উর্বর, romanized: urvárā) is the third-largest confirmed crater on Ceres after Kerwan and neighboring Yalode. Urvara means fertile. It is named after the ancient Indo-Iranian personification of fertility (plants in the Avesta, fertile fields in the Rig Veda).[2] It has a central peak, and a number of unexplained ridges intersect it.
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Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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Location | Ceres |
Coordinates | 45.66°S 248.71°E / -45.66; 248.71 |
Diameter | 163.23 km |
Discoverer | Dawn |
Eponym | Urvarā, Indo-Iranian personification of fertility |
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