Haulani (crater)

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] In July 2018, NASA released a comparison of physical features, including Haulani crater, found on Ceres with similar ones present on Earth.[4]

Haulani
Haulani imaged by Dawn from LAMO
LocationCeres
Coordinates5.34°N 10.58°E / 5.34; 10.58[1][2]
Diameter34 kilometres (21 mi)[3]
NamingHaulani, Hawaiian goddess of plants

Haulani is one of the youngest craters on Ceres, estimated to have been formed between 1.7 and 5.9 Myr (million years) ago,[5] and as such has numerous unique geological features, with much evidence of tectonic activity.[3] The crater is internally divided between its east, which lies on a raised plateau, and its west, which is of a low altitude.[5]

Haulani in enhanced color

See also

References
  1. Staff (6 July 2015). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Haulani on Ceres". USGS. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. Staff (13 July 2015). "USGS: Ceres nomenclature" (PDF). USGS. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  3. Krohn, Katrin; et al. (December 2018). "The unique geomorphology and structural geology of the Haulani crater of dwarf planet Ceres as revealed by geological mapping of equatorial quadrangle Ac-6 Haulani". Icarus. Elsevier. 316: 84–98. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2017.09.014. S2CID 125918420. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. Landau, Elizabeth; McCartney, Gretchen (24 July 2018). "What Looks Like Ceres on Earth?". NASA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. Tosi, Federico; et al. (10 April 2018). "Mineralogy and temperature of crater Haulani on Ceres". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Wiley-Blackwell. 53 (9): 1902–1924. doi:10.1111/maps.13078. S2CID 134355068. Retrieved 5 October 2022.


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