Maria Celeste (crater)
 Radar image of Maria Celeste | |
| Location | Venus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23°24′N 140°24′E / 23.4°N 140.4°E[1] |
| Diameter | 96.6 km |
| Eponym | Maria Celeste |
Maria Celeste is an 96.6 km diameter impact crater on the surface of Venus, named in honor of Maria Celeste, the daughter of Galileo Galilei.[2] The name was accepted by the IAU in the year 1991.[3] It has a continuous ejecta radius of 65.3 km, and a wall width of 2.1 km.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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. 107 (E8). American Geophysical Union: 5061. Bibcode:2002JGRE..107.5061B. doi:10.1029/2001JE001584. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ↑ Cattermole, Peter; Moore, Patrick (1997). Atlas of Venus. Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-521-49652-0. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ↑ "VENUS - Maria Celeste". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ E. Webb, James. "Maria Celeste". Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
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