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Occator / ɒ ˈ k eɪ t ər / is an impact crater located on Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, that contains "Spot 5", the brightest of the bright spots observed by the Dawn spacecraft.
Ceres is saturated with impact craters.Many have a central pit or bright spot. In the first batch of 17 names approved by the IAU, craters north of 20° north latitude had names beginning with A–G (with Asari being the furthest north), those between 20° north and south latitude beginning with H–R, and those further south beginning with S–Z (with Zadeni being the furthest south).
The geology of Ceres is the scientific study of ... Ceres is small compared with many other solid bodies in the ... Impact craters on Ceres exhibit a wide range of ...
Almost 200 km (120 mi) wide. See also: List of largest craters in the Solar System: Ceres: Ahuna Mons: 4 km (2.5 mi) [38] 0.85: cryovolcanic [39] Isolated steep-sided dome in relatively smooth area; max. height of ~ 5 km on steepest side; roughly antipodal to largest impact basin on Ceres: Io: Boösaule Montes "South" [40] 17.5 to 18.2 km (10.9 ...
Models based on the formation of the current asteroid belt had predicted Ceres should have ten to fifteen craters larger than 400 km (250 mi) in diameter. [76] The largest confirmed crater on Ceres, Kerwan Basin, is 284 km (176 mi) across. [77] The most likely reason for this is viscous relaxation of the crust slowly flattening out larger impacts.
Oxo / ˈ ɒ ʃ oʊ / is a small impact crater on the dwarf planet Ceres. Located in Ceres's northern hemisphere, it is the second-brightest feature on Ceres, after Haulani Crater. The crater was named after the Candomblé (and Yoruba) god of agriculture. [2]
Scientists have detected ice on the planet's surface, which could mean Ceres is hiding an ocean below its frozen crust. Dwarf planet Ceres may have a huge ocean that could support life Skip to ...
Crater counts give an important estimate for the age of the surface of a planet. Over time, bodies in the Solar System are randomly impacted, so the more craters a surface has, the older it is. Compared to Mercury, the Moon and other such bodies, Venus has very few craters.