Xantippe (crater)
| Location | Venus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 10°54′S 11°48′E / 10.9°S 11.8°E |
| Diameter | 40.4 km |
| Eponym | Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates |
Xantippe is a 40.4 km diameter impact crater on the surface of Venus. It has a continuous ejecta radius of 42.1 km.[1]
Its name derives, and is named after an ancient Athenian woman named Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Xantippe". Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ "VENUS – Xantippe". Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ Gove, Philip Babcock, ed. (1993). "xanthippe". Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged with Seven Language Dictionary (in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, and Yiddish). Vol. 3. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica. p. 2643. ASIN B000SOGPRA.
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