Yangoor (crater)

Crater characteristics
	Voyager 2 image of Ariel with Yangoor left of center
Moon	Ariel
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] 68°42′S 80°18′W / 68.7°S 80.3°W
Diameter	78 kilometres (48 mi)
Discoverer	Voyager 2

Short description: Crater on Ariel

Yangoor is the largest known crater on the surface of the Uranian moon Ariel. The name comes from a spirit that brings day in Australian Aboriginal mythology.^[1] It is about 80 km in diameter and is located approximately 450 km from Ariel's south pole. The northwestern edge of the crater was erased by formation of ridged terrain.^[2] The crater lacks bright ejecta deposits and was imaged for the first time by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in January 1986.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Yangoor (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
↑ Plescia, J. B. (May 21, 1987). "Geological terrains and crater frequencies on Ariel". Nature 327 (6119): 201–204. doi:10.1038/327201a0. ISSN 0028-0836. Bibcode: 1987Natur.327..201P. https://zenodo.org/record/1233059.
↑ Smith, B. A.; Soderblom, L. A.; Beebe, A.; Bliss, D.; Boyce, J. M.; Brahic, A.; Briggs, G. A.; Brown, R. H. et al. (4 July 1986). "Voyager 2 in the Uranian System: Imaging Science Results". Science 233 (4759): 43–64. doi:10.1126/science.233.4759.43. PMID 17812889. Bibcode: 1986Sci...233...43S. https://zenodo.org/record/1230972.

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[USGS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Yangoor (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

[Plescia-2] Plescia, J. B. (May 21, 1987). "Geological terrains and crater frequencies on Ariel". Nature 327 (6119): 201–204. doi:10.1038/327201a0. ISSN 0028-0836. Bibcode: 1987Natur.327..201P. https://zenodo.org/record/1233059.

[Soderblom-3] Smith, B. A.; Soderblom, L. A.; Beebe, A.; Bliss, D.; Boyce, J. M.; Brahic, A.; Briggs, G. A.; Brown, R. H. et al. (4 July 1986). "Voyager 2 in the Uranian System: Imaging Science Results". Science 233 (4759): 43–64. doi:10.1126/science.233.4759.43. PMID 17812889. Bibcode: 1986Sci...233...43S. https://zenodo.org/record/1230972.

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v t e Moons of Uranus
Generally listed in increasing distance from Uranus
Inner	Rings of Uranus Cordelia Ophelia Bianca Cressida Desdemona Juliet Portia Rosalind Cupid Belinda Perdita Puck Mab
Major (spheroid)	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon
Outer (irregular)	Francisco Caliban Stephano Trinculo Sycorax Margaret Prospero Setebos Ferdinand
Geological features	Arielian Kachina Chasmata Yangoor Mirandian Verona Rupes Oberonian Hamlet Mommur Chasma Puckian Titanian Gertrude Messina Chasmata Ursula Rousillon Rupes Umbrielian Wunda Vuver Skynd

Voyager 2 image of Ariel with Yangoor left of center
Moon	Ariel
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] 68°42′S 80°18′W / 68.7°S 80.3°W / -68.7; -80.3 (Yangoor)^[1]
Diameter	78 kilometres (48 mi)
Discoverer	Voyager 2

Yangoor (crater)

Topic: Astronomy

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