Uhola Catenae (Ceres)

Data as of 2026-10-23

What it is

Type
Catena, catenae
IAU definition

Chain of craters

Diameter
400 km, 85 % of the radius of its body
Centre
10.65° S, 286.66° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
Name adopted
September 12, 2016
Origin of the name

Nigerian (Zuru Emirate, Kebbi State) harvest festival.

Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.

In Galaxy

See it in Galaxy

Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Uhola 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 Uhola 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/15511

Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

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