El (crater)
El is a crater on Ganymede. It has a small "pit" in its center. Craters with such a "central pit" are common across Ganymede and are especially intriguing since they may reveal secrets about the structure of the satellite's shallow subsurface.[2]
 El is the partly visible crater in the upper right. | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Coordinates | 1.01°N 151.36°W[1] |
| Diameter | 55 km[1] |
| Eponym | El |
References
- "El". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 1.01°, Center Longitude: 151.36°; Planetographic, +West)
- "Khensu Crater on Ganymede". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
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