Dantu (crater)

Dantu /ˈdænt/ is a large crater on Ceres. It is rimmed by a number of minor faculae (Bright Spot 2).

Dantu
Dantu crater.
LocationCeres
Coordinates24.21°N 137.43°E / 24.21; 137.43[1]
Diameter124.62 kilometres (77.44 mi)
NamingAfter the first Gã god of planting

The crater is named after Dantu, the timekeeper and first god of planting (millet) of the Gã people of Accra, Ghana.[2]

References

  1. Staff (6 July 2015). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dantu on Ceres". USGS. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. Marion Kilson (2013) Dancing with the Gods: Essays in Ga Ritual
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