Urvara (crater)
Feature type | Crater |
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Location | Ceres |
Coordinates | 45°40′S 248°43′E / 45.66°S 248.71°E |
Diameter | 163.23 km |
Eponym | Urvarā, Indo-Iranian personification of fertility |
Urvara /ɜːrˈvɛərə/ উর্বর 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).[1] It has a central peak, and a number of unexplained ridges intersect it.
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Urvara crater
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Some of the canyons leading from the rim of Urvara crater
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Mountain (lower left) in the center of Urvara crater
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Central peak (1,980 m (6,500 ft)) of Urvara crater
See also
References
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Urvara on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 11 July 2015.