Samhain Catenae (Ceres)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Catena, catenae
- IAU definition
Chain of craters
- Diameter
- 715 km, 152 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 2.75° S, 252.85° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- October 1, 2015
- Origin of the name
Gaelic festival at the end of the harvest season. It was observed in Ireland and Scotland during 7 days in October and November, nearly halfway between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Samhain Catenae.
Missions to its body
No observation record of this formation is crossed here. These are the missions the Planetary Data System declares for its body; none is claimed to have observed Samhain Catenae.
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15410
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms