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Tupo (crater)

Coordinates: 32°21′S 88°23′E / 32.35°S 88.38°E / -32.35; 88.38
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Tupo
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Dawn photo showing Tupo crater
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationCeres
Coordinates32°21′S 88°23′E / 32.35°S 88.38°E / -32.35; 88.38[1]
Diameter36 km
DiscovererDawn
EponymMangarevan god

Tupo is a crater in the southern hemisphere of the dwarf planet Ceres, located at 32.35° S, 88.38° E. It has a diameter of 36 km. The crater is named after a Polynesian deity,[1] that was invoked on the island Mangareva during the planting of turmeric.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tupo (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program., accessed 19 February 2019
  2. ^ Orliac, C. (2002). "Le Dieu Rao de Mangareva et le Curcuma longa". Journal de la Société des Océanistes. 114–115: 203.