El (crater)

El
El is the partly visible crater in the upper right.
Feature type	Crater
Coordinates	1°00′N 151°24′W / 1.0°N 151.4°W / 1.0; -151.4Coordinates: 1°00′N 151°24′W / 1.0°N 151.4°W / 1.0; -151.4
Diameter	54.3 km
Eponym	El

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

↑ Khensu Crater on Ganymede

Ganymede

Geology

Lists	List of geological features on Ganymede List of quadrangles on Ganymede List of craters on Ganymede

Impact craters	Achelous El Gula Khensu Kittu Neith Nergal

Regions	Galileo Regio

Sulci	Uruk Sulcus

Faculae	Memphis Facula

Catenae	Enki Catena

Exploration

Past	Pioneer 10 Pioneer 11 Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Galileo Cassini–Huygens New Horizons

Planned	Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer

Proposed	Laplace-P

Cancelled	Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter

Other

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