Urvara (crater)

Urvara
	A Dawn image of Urvara crater, slightly above center
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Ceres
Coordinates	45°40′S 248°43′E / 45.66°S 248.71°E
Diameter	163.23 km
Discoverer	Dawn
Eponym	Urvarā, Indo-Iranian personification of fertility

Urvara /ɜːrˈvɛərə/^[1] (Sanskrit: উর্বর, romanized: urvárā) is the third-largest confirmed crater on Ceres after Kerwan and neighboring Yalode. Urvara means fertile. It is named after the ancient Indo-Iranian personification of fertility (plants in the Avesta, fertile fields in the Rig Veda).^[2] It has a central peak, and a number of unexplained ridges intersect it.

References

^ NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed marvelous sights on dwarf planet Ceres during its first year in orbit.
^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Urvara on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 11 July 2015.

[1] NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed marvelous sights on dwarf planet Ceres during its first year in orbit.

[2] "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Urvara on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 11 July 2015.

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