Maria Celeste (crater)

Maria Celeste is an impact crater on Venus named in honor of Maria Celeste, the daughter of Galileo Galilei.[2]

Crater characteristics
Radar image of Maria Celeste
PlanetVenus
Coordinates23.4°N 140.4°E / 23.4; 140.4[1]
Diameter96.6 km
EponymMaria Celeste

References
  1. Basilevsky, Alexander T.; Head, James W. (2002). "Venus: Analysis of the degree of impact crater deposit degradation and assessment of its use for dating geological units and features" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. American Geophysical Union. 107 (E8). Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. Cattermole, Peter; Moore, Patrick (1997). Atlas of Venus. Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-521-49652-0. Retrieved 7 December 2019.


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