Urvara (crater) explained

Urvara
Type:	Central-peak impact crater
Location:	Ceres
Coordinates:	-45.66°N 248.71°W
Diameter:	163.23 km
Discoverer:	Dawn
Eponym:	Urvarā, Indo-Iranian personification of fertility

Urvara ^[1] (Sanskrit: উর্বর|urvárā) is the third-largest confirmed crater on Ceres after Kerwan and neighboring Yalode. Urvara means fertile. It is named after the ancient Indo-Iranian personification of fertility (plants in the Avesta, fertile fields in the Rig Veda).^[2] It has a central peak, and a number of unexplained ridges intersect it.

See also

• List of geological features on Ceres

Notes and References

1. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/unveiling-ceres NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed marvelous sights on dwarf planet Ceres during its first year in orbit.
2. Web site: Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Urvara on Ceres. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 11 July 2015.