Image: Hygiea VLT Serpens Calix craters

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Description: We identified 2 craters with respective diameters of 180 ± 15 km and 97 ± 10 km. The contours of the left image suggest that the two craters possess a central peak. Given that (10) Hygiea was named after the Greek goddess of health Hygieia, we used the related attributes of this divinity to name the two features. Specifically, Hygieia is always depicted holding a snake drinking from a cup, which lead us to name the two basins Serpens and Calix, a snake and a cup in latin respectively. Note that these two symbols (cup and snake) are widely used symbols in medicine and pharmacy.
Author: P. Vernazza et al./ESO
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