Maria Celeste (crater)

Maria Celeste is an impact crater on Venus named in honor of Maria Celeste, the daughter of Galileo Galilei.[2]

Crater characteristics
Radar image of Maria Celeste
PlanetVenus
Coordinates23.4°N 140.4°E / 23.4; 140.4[1]
QuadrangleNiobe Planitia
Diameter96.6 km
EponymMaria Celeste

References

  1. Basilevsky, Alexander T.; Head, James W. (2002). "Venus: Analysis of the degree of impact crater deposit degradation and assessment of its use for dating geological units and features" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. American Geophysical Union. 107 (E8): 5061. Bibcode:2002JGRE..107.5061B. doi:10.1029/2001JE001584. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. Cattermole, Peter; Moore, Patrick (1997). Atlas of Venus. Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-521-49652-0. Retrieved 7 December 2019.


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