Nawish (crater)

Nawish is a crater on Ceres. It is named after the Acoma guardian of the field.[1]

Ezinu and Nawish craters in context
Nawish
Ezinu (top) and Nawish (bottom)
LocationCeres
Coordinates18.28°N 193.79°E / 18.28; 193.79[1]
Diameter77 kilometres (48 mi)
Peak1 kilometre (0.62 mi)[2]
NamingAcoma guardian of the field

References

  1. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nawish on Ceres". USGS. Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. Frigeri, Alessandro; et al. (December 2018). "The geology of the Nawish quadrangle of Ceres: The rim of an ancient basin". Icarus. Elsevier. 316: 114–127. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.08.015. S2CID 135182579. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
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