Yalode (crater)

Yalode
Feature type Crater
Location Ceres
Coordinates 42°14′S 290°38′E / 42.23°S 290.64°E / -42.23; 290.64Coordinates: 42°14′S 290°38′E / 42.23°S 290.64°E / -42.23; 290.64
Diameter 271 km
Eponym Yalodé, Dahomeyan (Fon) deity of the yam harvest

Yalode /jəˈld/[1] is the largest confirmed crater on Ceres after Kerwan. It is adjacent to another large crater, Urvara. It is named after the Dahomeyan deity of the yam harvest, Yalodé. It appears to have a series of canyons running from it, in a northwestern direction. These may be ejecta from it. The canyons have been collectively named Samhain Catena.

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