Sintana (crater)

Sintana
	Dawn photo showing selected crater features, Sintana crater is on top
Location	Ceres
Coordinates	48°04′S 46°12′E / 48.07°S 46.2°ECoordinates: 48°04′S 46°12′E / 48.07°S 46.2°E[1]
Diameter	58 km
Eponym	Kogi deity who produced fertile black earth

Sintana is a large crater in the southern hemisphere of the dwarf planet Ceres, located at 44.21° S, 76.4 ° E. It has a diameter of 58 km. The crater is named after the deity of the Kogi people of northern Colombia who produced fertile black earth^[1] It was officially named by the IAU on July 3, 2015.^[1]

Nearby prominent craters are Darzamat to the east, Hamori to the southeast, the large Zadeni to the south, Annona further west and Oltagon nearly north. Also north of Sintana is Niman Rupes. Not far west of Sintana are a triple unnamed crater pair with the largest being next to Sintana and the furthest is the much smaller one closer to Annona.

Gallery

Context - Sintana crater
(top).

References

1 2 3 "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sintana on Ceres". USGS. Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

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[GPN-1] 1 2 3 "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Sintana on Ceres". USGS. Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2017.