Yalode (crater)
An image of Yalode and surrounding regions. Yalode is heavily degraded, only barely discernible as a flattened region at the bottom-center of the image | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Yalode Quadrangle, Ceres |
| Coordinates | 42°35′S 292°29′E / 42.58°S 292.48°E |
| Diameter | 271 km |
| Discoverer | Dawn |
| Eponym | Yalodé |
Yalode (/jəˈloʊdi/) is the second-largest confirmed impact basin on the dwarf planet Ceres, after Kerwan. It is located adjacent to another large crater, Urvara, and serves as the namesake for the Yalode Quadrange. Yalode named after the Dahomeyan (Fon) deity of the yam harvest, Yalodé; the name Yalode was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 3 July 2015.