List of geological features on Ceres#Planitiae
{{short description|None}}
File:PIA21906-Ceres-DwarfPlanet-HighResolution-Dawn-20170920.jpg
Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The IAU has adopted two themes for naming surface features on Ceres: agricultural deities for craters and agricultural festivals for everything else.{{cite web|last1=Brown|first1=Andrew R.|last2=Byrd|first2=Deborah|title=Dwarf planet Ceres gets place names|url=http://earthsky.org/space/dwarf-planet-ceres-gets-place-names|website=EarthSky Communications|date=24 March 2015|accessdate=23 November 2016}}
As of 2020, the IAU has approved names for 151 geological features on Ceres: craters, montes, catenae, rupēs, plana, tholi, planitiae, fossae and sulci.{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Planetary Surface Feature News |url=http://www.iau.org/news/planetary_surface_features/ |date=16 September 2016 |work=IAU |accessdate=19 September 2016 }}{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Names Approved for 14 Features on Ceres |url=https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/news/nomenclature/names-approved-for-14-features-on-ceres |date=16 September 2016 |work=USGS |accessdate=19 September 2016 }} In July 2018, NASA released a comparison of physical features found on Ceres with similar ones present on Earth.{{cite web |last1=Landau |first1=Elizabeth |last2=McCartney |first2=Gretchen |title=What Looks Like Ceres on Earth? |url=https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7196 |date=24 July 2018 |work=NASA |accessdate=25 July 2018 }}
Piazzi, named after Giuseppe Piazzi, the discoverer of Ceres, is a dark region southwest of Dantu crater in ground-based images that was named before Dawn arrived at Ceres.{{Cite web|url=http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17831|title = Catalog Page for PIA17831}}
Overview of features
Catenae
Craters
Ceres is saturated with impact craters. Many have a central pit or bright spot.
In the first batch of 17 names approved by the IAU, craters north of 20° north latitude had names beginning with A–G (with Asari being the furthest north), those between 20° north and south latitude beginning with H–R, and those further south beginning with S–Z (with Zadeni being the furthest south).
File:PIA21755-CeresMap-CraterNames-20170901.jpg
| Kumitoga (Kumitonga), Tuamotuan goddess of feasting mats and one of three goddesses of plant life{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kumitoga on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15406|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=1 October 2015}}
| 96
|
|-
| Kupalo
| Russian (Slavic) god of vegetation and of the harvest{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kupalo on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15451|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=4 December 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
| 26
| 100px
|-
| Latvian spirit, 'mother of the fields'{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Laukumate on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15514|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=16 September 2015}}
| 29.7
| 100px
|-
| Liber
| Liber, Roman god of agriculture{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Liber on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15378|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=21 September 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 23
| 100px
|-
| Lociyo
| Zapotec (Mexico) deity to whom a ceremony is performed when the first chilli plant is cut{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Lociyo on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15492|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=20 June 2015}}
| 37.8
|
|-
| Lono
| Lono, Hawaiian god of agriculture{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Lono on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15428|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=15 October 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 20
| 100px
|-
| Meanderi
| Ngaing (New Guinea) goddess of taro, sugar cane and other foods{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Meanderi on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15424|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=15 October 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 103
| 100px
|-
| Yurok (California) dwarf god of acorns and distributor of vegetal abundance{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Megwomets on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15519|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=16 September 2015}}
|
|
|-
| Messor
| Messor, helper god of Ceres and Roman god of harvesting, of cutting of the grain{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Messor on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15445|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=4 December 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
| 40
| 100px
|-
| Mlezi
| Name of god Tilo as "Food-Giver" (Tonga tribes of Malawi and Zambia){{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Mlezi on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15640 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=11 August 2017}}
| 41.5
|
|-
| Mondamin
| Ojibwe corn (maize) god (Lake Superior area, Canada and the United States){{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Mondamin on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15430|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=15 October 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5)
| 126
| 100px
|-
| Nawish
| Acoma guardian of the field{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nawish on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15340|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=3 July 2015}}
| 77
| 100px
|-
| Nepen
| Egyptian god of rain{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nepen on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15491|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=20 June 2015}}
| 26.4
|
|-
| Ninsar
| Ninsar, Sumerian goddess of plants and vegetation{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ninsar on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15444|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=4 December 2015}}
| 40
| 100px
|-
| Nunghui
| Canelos Quichua (Ecuador) female spirit of garden soil and pottery clay{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nunghui on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15664 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=25 August 2017}}
| 22
|
|-
| Occator
| Occator, helper god of Ceres and Roman agricultural deity of the harrowing.{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Occator on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15341|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=3 July 2015}} "Region A" in ground-based images (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5; Close-up Image-6; Close-up Image-7; Close-up Image-8; Close-up Image-9; Close-up Image-10; Close-up Image-11; Close-up Image-12)
| 92
| 100px
|-
| Oltagon
| Philippine agricultural goddess{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Oltagon on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15460|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=14 December 2015}}
| 28
|
|-
| Omonga
| Mori (Tomori) rice spirit that dwells in the Moon{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Omonga on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15375|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=21 September 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 77
| 100px
|-
| Oxo
{{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɒ|ʃ|oʊ}}
| Candomblé (and Yoruba) god of agriculture{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Oxo on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15383|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=21 September 2015}} (Context Image; Close-up Image - "Water-Ice" Detected; Close-up Image)
| 10
| 100px
|-
| Peko
| Seto (southeast Estonia) fertility god{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Peko on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15657 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=25 August 2017}}
| 11
|
|-
| Piuku
| Carib (Barama River, Guyana) god of the manioc{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Piuku on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15401|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=1 October 2015}}
| 31
| 100px
|-
| Rao
| Mangarevan god involved in the planting of turmeric{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Rao on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15404|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=1 October 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 12
| 100px
|-
| Fijian serpent god of agriculture and the underworld{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Ratumaibulu on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15667 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=25 August 2017}}
| 20
|
|-
| Razeka
| Arabian tribal god worshipped as the provider of food{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Razeka on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15521|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=16 September 2015}}
| 38.38
|
|-
| Rongo
| Rongo, Maori god of cultivation{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Rongo on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15343|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=3 July 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 68
| 100px
|-
| Roskva
| Teutonic goddess who symbolises the ripe fields of harvest{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Roskva on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15447|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=4 December 2015}}
| 22
| 100px
|-
| Sekhet
| Egyptian name of Isis as goddess of cultivated lands and fields{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sekhet on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15461|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=14 December 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 41
| 100px
|-
| Shakaema
| Shakaëma, Jivaro (Ecuador and Peru) god of vegetation invoked in the planting and cultivation of bananas{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Shakaema on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15398|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=1 October 2015}}
| 49
|
|-
| Shennong
| Shennong, Chinese buffalo-headed deity of agriculture{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Shennong on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15648 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=11 August 2017}}
| 32.5
|
|-
| Sintana
| Kogi deity who produced fertile black earth{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sintana on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15344|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=3 July 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
| 61
| 100px
|-
| Tafakula
| Tongan (Polynesia) goddess invoked for favourable seasons for the crops{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tafakula on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15456|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=14 December 2015}}
| 34
|
|-
| Tahu
| Maori (New Zealand) personification of all food{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tahu on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15399|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=1 October 2015}}
| 25
|
|-
| Takel
| Yak Takel, Semang goddess of the tuber harvest{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Takel on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15385|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=21 September 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 21
| 100px
|-
| Tawals
| Polish god of the fields and of the tilling{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tawals on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15495|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=20 June 2015}}
| 8.8
|
|-
| Telepinu
|Telepinu Hittite god of fertility and vegetation{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Telepinu on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15659 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=25 August 2017}}
| 31
|
|-
| Thrud
| Scandinavian goddess who "signifies the seed"{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Thrud on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15665 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=25 August 2017}}
| 7.8
|
|-
| Tibong
| Land Dayak (Borneo) malevolent spirit who devours and depletes the rice{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tibong on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15426|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=15 October 2015}}
| 37
| 100px
|-
| Toharu
| Pawnee god of food and vegetation{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Toharu on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15345|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=3 July 2015}} (Close-up Image)
| 87
| 100px
|-
| Tupo
| An obscure Mangarevan god of disorder (perhaps the same as Tu or Tupa), involved in turmeric planting{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tupo on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15418|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=15 October 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2)
| 37
| 100px
|-
| Urvara
| Ancient titular deity of plants (Iranian) and fertile fields (Indian){{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Urvara on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15350|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=11 July 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5)
| 163
| 100px
|-
| Victa
| Roman goddess of food and nourishment{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Victa on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15384|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=21 September 2015}}
| 30
| 100px
|-
| Britonic (Celtic) god of the vine (wine){{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Vinotonus on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15379|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=21 September 2015}}
| 140
| 100px
|-
| Xevioso
| Fon (Benin/Dahomey) god of thunder and fertility{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Xevioso on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15663 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=25 August 2017}}
| 8.5
|
|-
| Xochipilli, Aztec fertility god associated with maize and flowers; patron of music and dance{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Xochipilli on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15515|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=16 September 2015}}
| 22.7
|
|-
| Yalode
| Dahomeyan goddess worshipped by women at harvest rites{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Yalode on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15347|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=3 July 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3; Close-up Image-4; Close-up Image-5; Close-up Image-6; Close-up Image-7)
| 260
| 100px
|-
| Zadeni
| Zadeni, ancient Georgian god of bountiful harvests{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Zadeni on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15348|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=3 July 2015}} (Close-up Image-1; Close-up Image-2; Close-up Image-3)
| 129.28
| 100px
|-
| Zatik
| Armenian god of fertility and vegetation{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Zatik on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15645 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |date=11 August 2017}}
| 4
|}
Faculae (bright spots)
{{main article|Bright spots on Ceres}}
A few of the brightest faculae were numbered during the approach of the Dawn spacecraft.
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Number | Location | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerealia Facula
| Cerealia, Ancient Roman festival of the grain goddess Ceres | 5 | Occator crater (center)
| 100px | |||
| Pasola Facula
| Pasola, rice-planting festival on Sumba Island | 5 | Occator crater (center) | |||
| Vinalia Faculae
| Vinalia, Roman wine festivals | 5 | Occator crater (east) |
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| class="unsortable"| Number | class="unsortable"| Location | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haulani facula
| 100px | |
| 2 | Dantu faculae
| 100px | |
| 3 | Kupalo facula
| 100px | |
| 4 | Probably south of Nawish crater |
Fossae
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nabanna Fossa
| Nabanna, Bengali harvest festival for the 'new rice'{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Nabanna Fossa on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15490|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=20 June 2015}} | 168 | |
Labes
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankdag Labes
| Dankdag, Dutch day of thanksgiving | 23.5 | |||
| Onam Labes
| Onam, harvest festival in Kerala | 4.8 | |||
| Sukkot Labes
| Sukkot, Jewish autumn festival | 11 |
Labyrinthus
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makahiki Labyrinthus
| Makahiki, Hawaiian harvest festival | 22 |
Montes
Plana
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanami PlanumName changed from Erntedank Planum to Hanami Planum.
| Hanami, Japanese cherry blossom festival{{cite web |title=Planetary Names: Planum, plana: Hanami Planum on Ceres |url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15488 |website=planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov |date=20 June 2016}} | 555 | 100px |
Planitiae
The three planitiae may be large and largely obliterated craters.
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendimia Planitia {{IPAc-en|v|ɛ|n|ˈ|d|ɪ|m|i|ə}}
| The Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia grape-harvest festival in Mendoza, Argentina during the first week of March, one of the most important festivals in the country{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Vendimia Planitia on Ceres|url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15479 |website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=25 March 2016}} | 800 | |
Regiones
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homowo Regio
| Homowo, Ga harvest festival{{Cite web|url=https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15923|title=Planetary Names: Regio, regions: Homowo Regio on Ceres|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=29 July 2020}} | 360 |
Rupēs
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niman Rupes
| Hopi (southwestern United States) ritual ending the kachina (spiritual beings) season, celebrating the kachinas' return to their spiritual home in July and their part in the blossoming of plant life{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Niman Rupes on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15421|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=15 October 2015}} (Related Image) | 45 | |
Sulci
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| class="unsortable"| Feature | class="unsortable"| Named after | Diameter (km) | class="unsortable" |Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nar Sulcus
| Azerbaijani festival of the pomegranate harvest, held October–November in Goychay, the centre of pomegranate cultivation in the country{{cite web|title=Planetary Names: Sulcus, sulci: Nar Sulcus on Ceres|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15496|website=Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature|date=20 June 2015}} | 63 | |
Tholi
{{Ceres Quads - By Name}}
Notes
{{notelist}}