Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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Location | Ceres |
Coordinates | 5°20′N 10°35′E / 5.34°N 10.58°E[1][2] |
Diameter | 34 kilometres (21 mi)[3] |
Discoverer | Dawn |
Eponym | 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] In July 2018, NASA released a comparison of physical features, including Haulani crater, found on Ceres with similar ones present on Earth.[4]
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