Catenae on Ceres
6 named features carry the IAU descriptor Catena — a chain of craters on Ceres, out of 59 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
6
of 149 named places on Ceres — 4.0%
Largest
715 km
Samhain Catenae
Median size
182 km
Across the 6 with a measured diameter
Named between
2015–2016
IAU approval dates
How catenae on Ceres get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 6 catenae with a recorded origin, 6 categories appear, led by Gaelic.
Gaelic1Nigeria1Brazil1Udmurtian1Tamil1Mordvinian1
All 6 catenae on Ceres
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Catenae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 53 more features.