Urvara (crater)

Urvara

Feature type	Crater
Location	Ceres
Coordinates	45°40′S 248°43′E / 45.66°S 248.71°E / -45.66; 248.71Coordinates: 45°40′S 248°43′E / 45.66°S 248.71°E / -45.66; 248.71
Diameter	163.23 km
Eponym	Urvarā, Indo-Iranian personification of fertility

Urvara /ərˈvɛərə/ 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.

Urvara crater

Some of the canyons leading from the rim of Urvara crater

Mountain (lower left) in the center of Urvara crater.

References

↑ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Urvara on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 11 July 2015.

Ceres

Geography

General	Geology of Ceres

Craters	Abellio Achita Annona Anura Aristaeus Asari Attis Azacca Begbalel Belun Besua Bonsu Braciaca Centeotl Centeotl Chaminuka Coniraya Consus Cozobi Dada Dantu Darzamat Datan Doliku Duginavi Ernutet Ezinu Fejokoo Fluusa Gaue Geshtin Ghanan Hakumyi Hamori Hatipowa Haulani Heneb Homshuk Ialonus Ikapati Inamahari Insitor Jaja Jarimba Jarovit Juling Kaikara Kait Kerwan Kiriamma Kirnis Kondos Kumitoga Kupalo Laukumate Liber Lociyo Lono Meanderi Megwomets Messor Mondamin Nawish Nepen Ninsar Occator Oltagon Omonga Oxo Piuku Rao Razeka Rongo Roskva Sekhet Shakaema Sintana Tafakula Tahu Takel Tawals Tibong Toharu Tupo Urvara Victa Vinotonus Xochipilli Yalode Zadeni

Montes	Ahuna Mons Liberalia Mons Yamor Mons

Catenae	Baltay Catena Gerber Catena Junina Catenae Pongal Catena Samhain Catenae Uhola Catenae

Rupēs	Niman Rupes

Plana	Hanami Planum

Tholi	Aymuray Tholi Cosecha Tholus Dalien Tholus Hosil Tholus Kwanzaa Tholus Mikeli Tholus Wangala Tholus

Planitiae	Vendimia Planitia

Fossae	Nabanna Fossa

Sulci	Nar Sulcus

Other features	Bright spots

Astronomy

Classification	Asteroid Definition of planet Dwarf planet Planet 2006 definition of planet

Discovery	Barnaba Oriani Carl Friedrich Gauss Francis Wollaston Franz Xaver von Zach Giuseppe Piazzi Heinrich Olbers Jérôme Lalande Johann Elert Bode Tobias Mayer

Possible trojans	2006 SV₂₃ 1372 Haremari

Exploration

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Urvara (crater)

See also

References