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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted the Behram designation for Feature ID 14238 in 2008. |
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted the S. Behram designation for Feature ID 14238 in 2008. |
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 Behram (top center) as seen by the Cassini spacecraft on July 14, 2005 | |
| Location | 15°25′S 181°01′W / 15.41°S 181.02°W[1] |
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| Diameter | 13.7 km[1] |
| Discoverer | Cassini |
| Naming | Behram; Son of a Persian King |
Behram is an impact crater on the anti-Saturn hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Behram was first observed in Cassini images during that mission's March 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 15.4° South Latitude, 181.0° West Longitude, and is 13.7 kilometers across.[1] Behram's rim overlaps that of Shakashik, suggesting that Behram formed after Shakashik. Following formation, numerous criss-crossing fractures cut across Behram, forming canyons hundreds of meters deep along the crater's rim, as well as a region of disrupted terrain on the crater floor. The IAU adopted the Behram designation for feature ID 14238.
Behram is named after the son of a Persian king in the tale "Prince Behram and the Princess Al-Datma" from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights.
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted the S. Behram designation for Feature ID 14238 in 2008.