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 /jəˈloʊdiː/^[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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Ceres

Geography

Craters	Abellio Achita Annona Anura Asari Attis Azacca Belun Besua Bonsu Chaminuka Coniraya Cozobi Dada Dantu Doliku Darzamat Datan Ernutet Ezinu Fejokoo Fluusa Gaue Geshtin Ghanan Hamori Haulani Heneb Homshuk Ikapati Inamahari Insitor Jaja Jarimba Jarovit Juling Kaikara Kait Kerwan Kirnis Kondos Kumitoga Kupalo Liber Lono Meanderi Messor Mondamin Nawish Ninsar Occator Oltagon Omonga Oxo Piuku Rao Rongo Roskva Sekhet Shakaema Sintana Tafakula Tahu Takel Tibong Toharu Tupo Urvara Victa Vinotonus Yalode Zadeni

Montes	Ahuna Mons Liberalia Mons Ysolo Mons

Catenae	Gerber Catena Samhain Catena

Rupēs	Niman Rupes

Plana	Erntedank Planum

Tholi	Dalien Tholus Wangala Tholus

Other features	Bright spots

Astronomy

Classification	Asteroid Definition of planet Dwarf planet Planet 2006 definition of planet

Discovery	Barnaba Oriani Carl Friedrich Gauss Francis Wollaston Franz Xaver von Zach Giuseppe Piazzi Heinrich Olbers Jérôme Lalande Johann Elert Bode Tobias Mayer

Possible trojans	2006 SV₂₃ 1372 Haremari

Exploration

Dawn mission

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Yalode (crater)

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