Dorothy (Venusian crater)

Dorothy
LocationVenus
Coordinates35°24′S 11°18′E / 35.4°S 11.3°E / -35.4; 11.3
Diameter8.4 km

Dorothy Crater is an impact crater on Venus.

The names for small craters on Venus (with a diameter less than 20 km) are chosen from common female names. Dorothy is an English form of a Greek first name, and the crater was officially designated by the IAU in 1997. The crater is east of Tamfana Corona, and south of Seoritsu Farra.

Like many impact craters on Venus, Dorothy has been flooded and buried by lava flows.

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