Junina Catenae (Ceres)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Catena, catenae
- IAU definition
Chain of craters
- Diameter
- 263 km, 56 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 26.05° N, 214.94° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- June 20, 2016
- Origin of the name
Brazilian festival with a rural theme held in June at end of rainy season to give thanks for fertile rain.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Junina Catenae.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Junina Catenae.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15489
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms