 Ezinu (top) and
Nawish (bottom) | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Ceres |
| Coordinates | 43°12′N 195°42′E / 43.2°N 195.7°E [1] |
| Diameter | 119.93 kilometres (74.52 mi) |
| Discoverer | Dawn |
| Naming | Sumerian goddess of grain |
Ezinu is a large crater on Ceres, located within the Hanami Planum. It was officially named in 2015 by the IAU after a Sumerian goddess of grain. [1]
Physical features
The floor of Ezinu is home to a series of fractures, which are up to 200 metres deep and stretch for 22.7 km. [2] These fractures were theorised in a 2018 study to have been formed as a result of subsurface low- viscosity material flowing into the crater. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Ezinu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b Buczkowski, Debra (December 2018). "Floor Fractures in Ezinu Crater: Evidence of Solid State Flow on Ceres?". AGU Fall Meeting 2018. American Geophysical Union. Bibcode: 2018AGUFM.P33D3864B. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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Ezinu (top) and
Nawish (bottom) | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Ceres |
| Coordinates | 43°12′N 195°42′E / 43.2°N 195.7°E [1] |
| Diameter | 119.93 kilometres (74.52 mi) |
| Discoverer | Dawn |
| Naming | Sumerian goddess of grain |
Ezinu is a large crater on Ceres, located within the Hanami Planum. It was officially named in 2015 by the IAU after a Sumerian goddess of grain. [1]
Physical features
The floor of Ezinu is home to a series of fractures, which are up to 200 metres deep and stretch for 22.7 km. [2] These fractures were theorised in a 2018 study to have been formed as a result of subsurface low- viscosity material flowing into the crater. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Ezinu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b Buczkowski, Debra (December 2018). "Floor Fractures in Ezinu Crater: Evidence of Solid State Flow on Ceres?". AGU Fall Meeting 2018. American Geophysical Union. Bibcode: 2018AGUFM.P33D3864B. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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