Tupo (crater)
 Dawn photo showing Tupo crater | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Ceres |
| Coordinates | 32°21′S 88°23′E / 32.35°S 88.38°E[1] |
| Diameter | 36 km |
| Discoverer | Dawn |
| Eponym | Mangarevan god |
Tupo is an impact crater in the southern hemisphere of the dwarf planet Ceres, located at 32.35° S, 88.38° E. It has a diameter of 36 km. The crater is named after a Polynesian deity,[1] that was invoked on the island Mangareva during the planting of turmeric.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tupo (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program., accessed 19 February 2019
- ^ Orliac, C. (2002). "Le Dieu Rao de Mangareva et le Curcuma longa". Journal de la Société des Océanistes. 114–115: 203.
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