Ezinu (crater)

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Ezinu
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Ezinu (top) and Nawish (bottom)
LocationCeres
Coordinates43°12′N 195°42′E / 43.2°N 195.7°E / 43.2; 195.7Coordinates: 43°12′N 195°42′E / 43.2°N 195.7°E / 43.2; 195.7[1]
Diameter119.93 kilometres (74.52 mi)
NamingSumerian goddess of grain

Ezinu is a large crater on Ceres. It was officially named in 2015 by the IAU after a Sumerian goddess of grain.[1]

  • Ezinu crater – complex set of fractures near center of crater

  • Ezinu and Nawish craters in context

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ezinu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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