Vuver (crater)

Vuver with bright central peak as seen along the terminator (near 1 o'clock) on Umbriel

Vuver is a crater on the surface of Uranus' moon Umbriel.^[1] It is estimated to be 98 km in diameter.^[2] The longitude and latitude of its center are 311.6° and −4.7°, respectively.^[2]

Vuver has a bright central peak,^[1] which is one of the few bright albedo features on Umbriel that really stands out against Umbriel's low albedo.^[3]

The crater is named after Vuver, a Volga Finns evil spirit.^[2]

References

Citations

Sources

Hunt, Garry E.; Moore, Patrick (1989). Atlas of Uranus. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-34323-7.
Plescia, J. B. (December 30, 1987). "Cratering history of the Uranian satellites: Umbriel, Titania and Oberon". Journal of Geophysical Research. 92 (A13): 14,918–14,932. Bibcode:1987JGR....9214918P. doi:10.1029/JA092iA13p14918. ISSN 0148-0227.
USGS/IAU (December 30, 2008). "Vuver on Umbriel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

Moons of Uranus

Generally listed in increasing distance from Uranus

Inner	Rings of Uranus Cordelia Ophelia Bianca Cressida Desdemona Juliet Portia Rosalind Cupid Belinda Perdita Puck Mab

Major (spheroid)	Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon

Outer (irregular)	Francisco Caliban Stephano Trinculo Sycorax Margaret Prospero Setebos Ferdinand

Geological features	Arielian Kachina Chasmata Yangoor Mirandian Verona Rupes Oberonian Hamlet Mommur Chasma Puckian Titanian Gertrude Messina Chasma Ursula Rousillon Rupes Umbrielian Wunda Vuver Skynd

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