Coniraya (crater)

Coniraya

Coniraya (center right, overlain by three smaller craters). is at lower right, cut-off by the edge of the image.
Location	Ceres
Coordinates	39°52′N 65°31′E / 39.86°N 65.51°E / 39.86; 65.51Coordinates: 39°52′N 65°31′E / 39.86°N 65.51°E / 39.86; 65.51[1]
Diameter	136.12 kilometres (84.58 mi)
Naming	After the Inca god of the Moon

Coniraya is a large crater on Ceres

The crater is named after the Incan lunar and fertility deity. In one story, Coniraya Viracocha (Kon Iraya Wiraqocha) came to earth at Huarochirí (Waruchiri), where he created villages, terraced fields and irrigation canals.

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