List of geological features on Ceres

Official Nomenclature of Ceres
(August 2015)

The IAU has adopted two themes for naming surface features on Ceres: agriculture deities for craters and agricultural festivals for everything else.

As of October 2015, the IAU has approved names for 83 geological features on Ceres: craters, montes, catenae, rupēs, plana, tholi and planitiae.

Piazzi, named after Giuseppe Piazzi, the discoverer of Ceres, is a dark region southwest of Dantu crater in ground-based images that was named before Dawn arrived at Ceres.^[1]

Craters

Nomenclature map (September 2015)
Elevations (red=high; blue=low)

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).

Feature	Named after	Diameter (km)	Image
Abellio	Abellio, Gaul (Celtic) god of the apple tree[2]	32
Achita	Tiv god of agriculture[3]	41
Annona	Annona, Roman goddess of crops and of the harvest[4]	60
Anura	Arawak (Guyana) spirit of the tobacco seeds[5]	38
Asari	Assyrian god of agriculture[6] (in the image at right, Asari is just above center)	52
Attis	Attis, Greek and Phrygian god of vegetation and of fertility[7]	23
Azacca	Azaka Medeh, Haitian loa of agriculture[8] (Close-up Image)	50
Belun	Belarus god of the fields[9]	37
Besua	Besuā, a minor Egyptian grain god[10]	17
Bonsu	Batek (Malaysia) god who watches over the fruits and flowers[11]	31
Chaminuka	Shona (Zimbabwe) spirit who provides rains in times of droughts[12]	120
Coniraya	Coniraya, Inca lunar deity responsible for agricultural terracing and irrigation[13]	136
Consus	Consus, ancient Roman agricultural god who watched over the harvested and stored crop.[14]	64
Cozobi	Cozobi, Zapotec (south Mexico) god of maize and of abundant food[15]	23
Dada	Nigerian god of vegetables[16]	12
Dantu	Dantu, Ga god associated with the planting of grain[17] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2)	125
Darzamat	Darzamate or Dārza-māte; Latvian spirit, 'mother of the garden'[18]	94
Datan	Polish god of the tilling of the soil[19] (Close-up Image)	60
Doliku	Dahomeyan (Benin) god of the fields[20]	15
Ernutet	Ernutet, Egyptian cobra-headed goddess of the harvest[21]	57
Ezinu	Sumerian goddess of grain[22] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2)	120
Fejokoo	Aboh (Igbo) deity who provided the yam[23] (in the image at right, Fejokoo is just right of center) (Close-up Image)	70
Fluusa	Oscan (ancient southern Italy) goddess of flowers, counterpart of the Roman goddess Flora.	58
Gaue	Germanic goddess to whom offerings are made for the rye harvest[24]	84
Geshtin	Sumerian goddess of the grapevine and wine[25]	77
Ghanan	Chanan, Tzeltal god of maize[26]	70
Hamori	Japanese god, protector of tree leaves[27] (Close-up Image)	60
Haulani	Hau-lani, Hawaiian plant goddess[28] (Context Image)	34
Heneb	Early Egyptian god of grain, produce and vineyards[29]	41
Homshuk	Sierra Popoluca (south Mexico) spirit of corn (maize)[30]	68
Ikapati	Lakapati or Ikapati, Tagalog goddess of the cultivated lands[31] (Close-up Image)	50
Inamahari	One of a pair (male and female) of Siouan (South Carolina, perhaps Catawba) deities invoked for success at the sowing season[32]	76
Insitor	Insitor, helper god of Ceres and Roman agricultural deity in charge of the sowing[33]	27
Jaja	Abkhaz harvest goddess[34]	21
Jarimba	Yarimba, Antakirinya (Australia) god of flowers and fruit[35]	69
Jarovit	Jarovit (Yarovit), proto-Slavic god of fertility and harvest, who comes down to the Underworld after each harvest and returns each spring[36] (Close-up Image)	66
Juling	Sakai/Orang Asli (Malaysia) spirit of the crops[37] (Close-up Image)	20
Kaikara	Konjo and Banyoro (Uganda) goddess of harvest[38]	75
Kait	Hattic goddess of grain (Asia Minor). Defines zero degrees longitude on Ceres[39]	0.4
Kerwan	Hopi spirit of the sprouting maize[40]	284
Kirnis	Kirnis, Lithuanian spirit and guardian of cherry trees[41] (in the image at right, Kirnis is near the terminator at 4 o'clock from the bright spots)	115
Kondos	Finnish agricultural deity[42]	43.5
Kumitoga [kumiˈtoŋa]	Kumitoga (Kumitonga), Tuamotuan goddess of feasting mats and one of three goddesses of plant life[43]	98
Kupalo	Russian (Slavic) god of vegetation and of the harvest[44]	26
Liber	Liber, Roman god of agriculture[45]	23
Lono	Lono, Hawaiian god of agriculture[46]	20
Meanderi	Ngaing (New Guinea) goddess of taro, sugar cane and other foods[47]	103
Messor	Messor, helper god of Ceres and Roman god of harvesting, of cutting of the grain[48] (Close-up Image)	40
Mondamin	Ojibwe corn (maize) god (Lake Superior area, Canada and the United States)[49] (Close-up Image]	128
Nawish	Acoma guardian of the field[50]	79
Ninsar	Ninsar, Sumerian goddess of plants and vegetation[51]	40
Occator	Occator, helper god of Ceres and Roman agricultural deity of the harrowing[52] "Region A" in ground-based images (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4)	92
Oltagon	Philippine agricultural goddess[53]	28
Omonga	Mori (Tomori) rice spirit that dwells in the Moon[54]	77
Oxo [ˈoʃu]	Candomblé (and Yoruba) god of agriculture[55] (Context Image)	15
Piuku	Carib (Barama River, Guyana) god of the manioc[56]	31
Rao	Mangarevan god involved in the planting of turmeric[57]	12
Rongo	Rongo, Maori god of cultivation[58]	68
Roskva	Teutonic goddess who symbolises the ripe fields of harvest[59]	22
Sekhet	Egyptian name of Isis as goddess of cultivated lands and fields[60]	41
Shakaema	Shakaëma, Jivaro (Ecuador and Peru) god of vegetation invoked in the planting and cultivation of bananas[61]	49
Sintana	Kogi deity who produced fertile black earth[62] (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2)	61
Tahu	Maori (New Zealand) personification of all food[63]	25
Tafakula	Tongan (Polynesia) goddess invoked for favourable seasons for the crops[64]	34
Takel	Yak Takel, Semang goddess of the tuber harvest[65]	21
Tibong	Land Dayak (Borneo) malevolent spirit who devours and depletes the rice[66]	37
Toharu	Pawnee god of food and vegetation[67] (Close-up Image)	87
Tupo	An obscure Mangarevan god of disorder (perhaps the same as Tu or Tupa), involved in turmeric planting[68] (Close-up Image)	37
Urvara	Ancient titular deity of plants (Iranian) and fertile fields (Indian)[69]	163
Victa	Roman goddess of food and nourishment[70]	30
Vinotonus	Britonic god of the vine (wine)[71]	140
Yalode	Dahomeyan goddess worshipped by women at harvest rites[72] (Close-up Image)	271
Zadeni	Zadeni, ancient Georgian god of bountiful harvests[73] (Close-up Image)	129

Montes

Feature	Named after	Diameter (km)	Image
Ahuna Mons	Ahuna, the Sumi (Nagaland, northeast India) traditional post-harvest festival that signifies the celebration of the season's harvest's thanksgiving[74]	20
Liberalia Mons	Liberalia, ancient Roman festival to honour Liber and Libera, deities of the vine, worshipped, along with Ceres as fertility gods, held on 17 March[75]	90
Ysolo Mons	Ysolo, the Albanian festival marking the first day of the eggplant harvest[76]	17

Catenae

Feature	Named after	Diameter (km)	Image
Gerber Catena	Udmurt (Volga-Ural region, Russia) agricultural festival after the spring sowing in June[77]	100
Samhain Catena	Samhain, the Gaelic festival at the end of the harvest season, which was observed in Ireland and Scotland during seven days in October and November, nearly halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice[78]	168

Rupēs

Feature	Named after	Diameter (km)	Image
Niman Rupes	Hopi (southwestern United States) ritual ending the kachina (spiritual beings) season, celebrating the kachinas' return to their spiritual home in July and their part in the blossoming of plant life[79]	45

Plana

Feature	Named after	Diameter (km)	Image
Erntedank Planum	Also Erntedanktag or Erntedankfest, harvest thanksgiving festival in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in September or October[80]	555

Tholi

Feature	Named after	Diameter (km)	Image
Dalien Tholus	Bon Dalien, Khmer (Cambodia) festival at the end of the rice harvest (January to February)[81]	22
Wangala Tholus	Garo people (Meghalaya and Assam states, northeast India and Bangladesh) post-harvest three-day festival that marks the end of the agricultural year (November)[82]	50

Planitiae

Feature	Named after	Diameter (km)	Image
Vendimia Planitia	The Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia grape harvest festival in Mendoza, Argentina during the first week of March, one of the most important festivals in the country[83]	750

Bright spots

Number	Location	Image
1	In Haulani crater
2	Near Dantu crater
3	East of Toharu crater
4	Probably south of Nawish crater
5	In Occator crater

References

1. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17831
2. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Abellio on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
3. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Achita on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
4. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Annona on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
5. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Anura on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
6. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Asari on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
7. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Attis on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
8. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Azacca on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
9. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Belun on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
10. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Besua on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
11. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Bonsu on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
12. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Chaminuka on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
13. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Coniraya on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
14. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Consus on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 25 March 2016.
15. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Cozobi on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
16. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dada on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
17. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dantu on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
18. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Darzamat on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
19. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Datan on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
20. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Doliku on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
21. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ernutet on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
22. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ezinu on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
23. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Fejokoo on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
24. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gaue on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
25. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Geshtin on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
26. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ghanan on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
27. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Hamori on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
28. "Haulani". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Science Center. 3 July 2015.
29. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Heneb on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
30. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Homshuk on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
31. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ikapati on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
32. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Inamahari on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
33. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Insitor on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
34. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Jaja on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
35. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Jarimba on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015..
36. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Jarovit on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
37. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Juling on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
38. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kaikara on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
39. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kait on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 9 August 2015.
40. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kerwan on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
41. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kirnis on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
42. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kondos on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
43. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kumitoga on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
44. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kupalo on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
45. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Liber on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
46. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Lono on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
47. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Meanderi on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
48. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Messor on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
49. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Mondamin on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
50. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nawish on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
51. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ninsar on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
52. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Occator on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
53. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Oltagon on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
54. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Omonga on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
55. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Oxo on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
56. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Piuku on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
57. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Rao on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
58. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Rongo on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
59. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Roskva on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
60. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sekhet on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
61. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Shakaema on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
62. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sintana on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
63. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tahu on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
64. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tafakula on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
65. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Takel on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
66. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tibong on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
67. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Toharu on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
68. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tupo on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
69. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Urvara on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 11 July 2015.
70. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Victa on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
71. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Vinotonus on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
72. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Yalode on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
73. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Zadeni on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015.
74. "Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Ahuna Mons on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
75. "Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Liberalia Mons on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
76. "Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Ysolo Mons on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
77. "Planetary Names: Catena, catenae: Gerber Catena on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.
78. "Planetary Names: Catena, catenae: Samhain Catena on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 1 October 2015.
79. "Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Niman Rupes on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015.
80. "Planetary Names: Planum, plana: Erntedank Planum on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 4 December 2015.
81. "Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Dalien Tholus on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
82. "Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Wangala Tholus on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 14 December 2015.
83. "Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Vendimia Planitia on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 25 March 2016.