Dantu (crater)
Dantu /ˈdæntuː/ is a large crater on Ceres. It is rimmed by a number of minor faculae (Bright Spot 2).
Dantu crater. | |
Location | Ceres |
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Coordinates | 24.21°N 137.43°E[1] |
Diameter | 124.62 kilometres (77.44 mi) |
Naming | After 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]
- Dantu crater – complex central construct and concentric fractures
- North at 1 o'clock. Faculae along southern rim. Dark crater to the west may be the "Piazzi" feature seen from Earth.
- Dantu crater - context
References
- Staff (6 July 2015). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dantu on Ceres". USGS. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- Marion Kilson (2013) Dancing with the Gods: Essays in Ga Ritual
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