Asari (crater)

Coordinates: 82°36′N 320°06′E / 82.6°N 320.1°E / 82.6; 320.1
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Asari is the mid-sized crater with a peak just above centre. The image is centred on the north pole.
LocationCeres
Coordinates82°36′N 320°06′E / 82.6°N 320.1°E / 82.6; 320.1[1]
Diameter52 kilometres (32 mi)
NamingAfter the Assyrian god of agriculture

Asari /əˈsɛəri/ is a crater near the north pole of Ceres named for the Assyrian god of agriculture.[2] It is 52 km in diameter.[3]

References

  1. ^ Staff (6 July 2015). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Asari on Ceres". USGS. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. ^ Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities. Routledge. p. 71.
  3. ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Asari on Ceres". Planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
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