Cleopatra (crater)

Cleopatra crater
Radar image of Cleopatra by Magellan
Feature typedouble ring impact crater[1]
Coordinates65°48′N 7°06′E / 65.8°N 7.1°E / 65.8; 7.1
Diameter105 km
EponymCleopatra VII

Cleopatra (initially called Cleopatra Patera[2]) is an impact crater on Venus, in Maxwell Montes. Cleopatra is a double-ring impact basin about 100 kilometers (62 mi) in diameter and 2.5 kilometers (1.6 mi) deep. A steep-walled, winding channel a few kilometers wide (Anuket Vallis) breaks through the rough terrain surrounding the crater rim. A large amount of lava originating in Cleopatra flowed through this channel and filled valleys in Fortuna Tessera. Cleopatra is superimposed on the structures of Maxwell Montes and appears to be undeformed, indicating that Cleopatra is relatively young.[3] The crater is named after Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Venusian Impact Craters was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gazetteer_Cleopatra_P was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Catalog Page for PIA00149
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference gazetteer_Cleopatra was invoked but never defined (see the help page).