Ximena (crater)

Ximena
LocationVenus
Coordinates68°12′S 116°24′W / 68.2°S 116.4°W / -68.2; -116.4 (Ximena)
Diameter12.8 km (8.0 mi)
EponymPortuguese first name.

Ximena is a 12.8 km diameter crater on the surface of Nuptadi Planitia in Venus.[1][2] It has a continuous ejecta radius of 10.8 km.[3]

Its name derives after the Portuguese first name. It was accepted by the IAU in the year 1997.[1] On Venus, craters that is smaller than 20 km in diameter are named after common female first names.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "VENUS - Ximena". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Godiva, V-60 Lambert projection" (PDF). Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  3. ↑ E. Webb, James. "Ximena". Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ximena (Venus)". We Name The Stars. Inkleby. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
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