Aurelia (crater)
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| Location | Venus |
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| Coordinates | 20°18′N 331°48′E / 20.3°N 331.8°E |
| Diameter | 31.1 km |
| Eponym | Aurelia |
Aurelia is a crater on Venus. It has a large dark surface up range from the crater; lobate flows emanating from crater ejecta, and very radar-bright ejecta and floor.[1] Aurelia has a continuous ejecta radius of 24.9 km, and a wall width of 4.4 km.[2]
The crater takes its name from Aurelia, the mother of Julius Caesar.[1] The name was accepted by the IAU in the year 1991.[3]
References
- 1 2 Lang, Kenneth R. (3 March 2011). The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139494175. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ E. Webb, James. "Aurelia". Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "VENUS - Aurelia". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
