Yalode (crater)

Yalode
	An image of Yalode and surrounding regions. Yalode is heavily degraded, only barely discernible as a flattened region at the bottom-center of the image
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Yalode Quadrangle, Ceres
Coordinates	42°35′S 292°29′E / 42.58°S 292.48°E
Diameter	271 km
Discoverer	Dawn
Eponym	Yalodé

Yalode (/jəˈloʊdi/)^[2] is the second-largest confirmed crater on Ceres, after Kerwan. It is adjacent to another large crater, Urvara and serves as the namesake for the Yalode Quadrange.^[3] Yalode named after the Dahomeyan (Fon) deity of the yam harvest, Yalodé; the name Yalode was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 3 July 2015.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Yalode". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: -42.58°, Center Longitude: 292.48°; Planetocentric, +East)
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[gpn-1] "Yalode". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: -42.58°, Center Longitude: 292.48°; Planetocentric, +East)

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