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El (crater)

Coordinates: 1°00′N 151°24′W / 1.0°N 151.4°W / 1.0; -151.4
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El
El is the partly visible crater in the upper right.
Feature typeCrater
Coordinates1°00′N 151°24′W / 1.0°N 151.4°W / 1.0; -151.4
Diameter54.3 km
EponymEl

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.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Khensu Crater on Ganymede". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-06.