Haulani (crater)

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Haulani
File:PIA20359 Haulani crater at LAMO crop.jpg
Haulani imaged by Dawn from LAMO
Location Ceres
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Diameter 34 kilometres (21 mi)
Naming After Haulani, Hawaiian goddess of plants

Haulani /haʊˈlɑːni/ is an impact crater located on Ceres that contains "Spot 1", one of the bright spots observed by the Dawn spacecraft. The crater was named after Haulani, the Hawaiian goddess of plants.[1][2]

Gallery

Haulani crater - context images
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File:PIA20352-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-Dawn-HaulaniCrater-20150905.jpg
Haulani - in visible/brightness (left); false color/mineralogy; infrared/temperature (5 September 2015).
File:PIA20358-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-HaulaniCrater-CloseupColor-20160419.jpg
Haulani in enhanced color

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named USGS-20150706
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named USGS-20150713-pdf

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