Oxo (crater)

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Oxo imaged by Dawn from LAMO
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationCeres
Coordinates42°13′N 359°36′E / 42.21°N 359.6°E / 42.21; 359.6[1]
Diameter10 kilometres (6.2 mi)
Depth4,802 metres (15,755 ft)
DiscovererDawn
EponymAfter the Candomblé god of agriculture

Oxo /ˈɒʃ/ is a small impact crater on the dwarf planet Ceres. Located in Ceres's northern hemisphere, it is the second-brightest feature on Ceres, after Haulani Crater. The crater was named after the Candomblé (and Yoruba) god of agriculture.[2]

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Oxo on Ceres". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Oxo on Ceres". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 21 September 2015.

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