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Planitiae on Ceres

1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Planitia — a low plain on Ceres, out of 83 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
1
of 149 named places on Ceres — 0.7%
Largest
750 km
Vendimia Planitia
Median size
750 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2016–2016
IAU approval dates

How planitiae on Ceres get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 planitiae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Argentina.

Argentina1

All 1 planitiae on Ceres

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.

Planitiae elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 82 more features.