Ezinu (crater)

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

Ezinu
Ezinu (top) and Nawish (bottom)
LocationCeres
Coordinates43.2°N 195.7°E / 43.2; 195.7[1]
Diameter119.93 kilometres (74.52 mi)
NamingSumerian goddess of grain

Physical features

The floor of Ezinu is home to a series of fractures, which are up to 200 metres deep and stretch for 22.7 km.[2] These fractures were theorised in a 2018 study to have been formed as a result of subsurface low-viscosity material flowing into the crater.[2]

References

  1. "Ezinu". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. Buczkowski, Debra (December 2018). "Floor Fractures in Ezinu Crater: Evidence of Solid State Flow on Ceres?". AGU Fall Meeting 2018. American Geophysical Union. Bibcode:2018AGUFM.P33D3864B. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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