Tupo
Dawn photo showing selected crater features, Sintana crater is on top
LocationCeres
Coordinates32°21′S 88°23′E / 32.35°S 88.38°E / -32.35; 88.38[1]
Diameter36 km
EponymMangarevan god

Tupo is a crater in the southern hemisphere of the dwarf planet Ceres, located at 32.35° S, 88.38° E. It has a diameter of 36 km. The crater is named after a Polynesian deity,[1] that was invoked on the island Mangareva during the planting of turmeric.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tupo (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program., accessed 19 February 2019
  2. Orliac, C. (2002). "Le Dieu Rao de Mangareva et le Curcuma longa". Journal de la Société des Océanistes. 114–115: 203.
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