Wokolo (crater)

Wokolo is the largest crater on Umbriel[1][2][3], an Uranian Moon[4]

Its coordinates are 30°S 1.8°E[5][4]. it is 210 km in diameter[3][4]

It was named after a demon from the Bambara people[6] of southern Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal[7] in 1988.[4]

References

  1. ^ Plescia, J. B. (1987-12-30). "Cratering history of the Uranian satellites: Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon". Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics. 92 (A13): 14918–14932. doi:10.1029/JA092iA13p14918. ISSN 0148-0227.
  2. ^ "The National Gazetteer of the United States of America; United States concise 1990". Professional Paper. 1990. doi:10.3133/pp1200us. ISSN 2330-7102.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Matthew (2015-06-05). "Uranus' Moon Umbriel". Universe Today. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  4. ^ a b c d "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  5. ^ "GeoHack - Umbriel". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
  6. ^ Guirand, Félix (1986). New Larousse encyclopedia of mythology. Internet Archive. [S.l.] : Crescent Books ; New York : Distributed by Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-00404-3.
  7. ^ "index.html". www.zyama.com. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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