Dorothy (Venusian crater)

For the charonian crater, see Dorothy (Charonian crater).
Dorothy
LocationVenus
Coordinates35°24′S 11°18′E / 35.4°S 11.3°E / -35.4; 11.3[1]
Diameter8.4 km

Dorothy Crater is an impact crater on Venus.

The names for small craters on Venus (with a diameter less than 20 km) are chosen from common female names.[2] Dorothy is a Greek first name, and the crater was officially designated by the IAU in 1997. The crater is east of Tamfana Corona, and south of Seoritsu Farra.[3]

Like many impact craters on Venus, Dorothy has been flooded and buried by lava flows.[4]

  1. ^ "Dorothy (Venusian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ "Dorothy". We Name The Stars. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ International Astronomical Union (June 8, 2012). Venus V-44 Kaiwan Fluctus Nomenclature (Map). USGS Astrogeology Science Center. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Collins, G. C.; Head, J. W.; Basilevsky, A. T.; Ivanov, M. A. (1999-10-25). "Evidence for rapid regional plains emplacement on Venus from the population of volcanically embayed impact craters". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 104 (E10): 24121–24139. doi:10.1029/1999JE001041.