Dantu (crater)

Dantu
Dantu crater.
Location	Ceres
Coordinates	24°13′N 137°26′E / 24.21°N 137.43°E / 24.21; 137.43^[1]Coordinates: 24°13′N 137°26′E / 24.21°N 137.43°E / 24.21; 137.43^[2]
Diameter	124.62 kilometres (77.44 mi)
Naming	After the first Gã god of planting

Dantu /ˈdæntuː/ is a large crater on Ceres. It is rimmed by a number of minor faculae (Bright Spot 2).

The crater is named after Dantu, the timekeeper and first god of planting (millet) of the Gã people of Accra, Ghana.^[3]

Gallery

North at 1 o'clock. Faculae along southern rim. Dark crater to the west may be the "Piazzi" feature seen from Earth.

Dantu crater - context

↑ Staff (6 July 2015). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dantu on Ceres". USGS. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
↑ Staff (6 July 2015). "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Dantu on Ceres". USGS. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
↑ Marion Kilson (2013) Dancing with the Gods: Essays in Ga Ritual

General	Geology of Ceres

Craters	Abellio Achita Annona Anura Aristaeus Asari Attis Azacca Begbalel Belun Besua Bonsu Braciaca Centeotl Centeotl Chaminuka Coniraya Consus Cozobi Dada Dantu Darzamat Datan Doliku Duginavi Ernutet Ezinu Fejokoo Fluusa Gaue Geshtin Ghanan Hakumyi Hamori Hatipowa Haulani Heneb Homshuk Ialonus Ikapati Inamahari Insitor Jaja Jarimba Jarovit Juling Kaikara Kait Kerwan Kiriamma Kirnis Kondos Kumitoga Kupalo Laukumate Liber Lociyo Lono Meanderi Megwomets Messor Mondamin Nawish Nepen Ninsar Occator Oltagon Omonga Oxo Piuku Rao Razeka Rongo Roskva Sekhet Shakaema Sintana Tafakula Tahu Takel Tawals Tibong Toharu Tupo Urvara Victa Vinotonus Xochipilli Yalode Zadeni

Montes	Ahuna Mons Liberalia Mons Yamor Mons

Catenae	Baltay Catena Gerber Catena Junina Catenae Pongal Catena Samhain Catenae Uhola Catenae

Rupēs	Niman Rupes

Plana	Hanami Planum

Tholi	Aymuray Tholi Cosecha Tholus Dalien Tholus Hosil Tholus Kwanzaa Tholus Mikeli Tholus Wangala Tholus

Planitiae	Vendimia Planitia

Fossae	Nabanna Fossa

Sulci	Nar Sulcus

Other features	Bright spots

Astronomy

Classification	Asteroid Definition of planet Dwarf planet Planet 2006 definition of planet

Discovery	Barnaba Oriani Carl Friedrich Gauss Francis Wollaston Franz Xaver von Zach Giuseppe Piazzi Heinrich Olbers Jérôme Lalande Johann Elert Bode Tobias Mayer

Possible trojans	2006 SV₂₃ 1372 Haremari

Exploration

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