Maria Celeste (crater)
Crater on Venus
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Maria Celeste is an 96.6 km diameter impact crater on the surface of Venus, named in honor of Maria Celeste, the daughter of Galileo Galilei.[2] The name was accepted by the IAU in the year 1991.[3] It has a continuous ejecta radius of 65.3 km, and a wall width of 2.1 km.[4]
Radar image of Maria Celeste | |
| Location | Venus |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23.4°N 140.4°E[1] |
| Diameter | 96.6 km |
| Eponym | Maria Celeste |
