Shahrazad (crater)
 Shahrazad crater (center) as seen by the Cassini spacecraft on October 14, 2015 | |
| Location | 47°18′N 199°44′W / 47.3°N 199.73°W[1] |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 20 km[1] |
| Discoverer | Voyager 2 |
| Naming | Scheherazade; storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights |
Shahrazad is a large
Cassini Spacecraft during a close flyby on March 9, 2005, reveal significant north–south fracturing that runs through all three craters of the triplet. Deep canyons mark the northern and eastern portions of Shahrazad's rim. Some evidence for viscous relaxation can be seen, but it is not nearly as significant as at Dunyazad to its immediate south or at Aladdin
elsewhere on the satellite.
Shahrazad is named after the
Persian story-teller Scheherazade from One Thousand and One Nights, the Heroine who told 1001 tales over as many nights to Shahryar
in order to secure her freedom.
References
- ^ a b c "Enceladus: Shahrazad". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ "Shahrazad (Se-4)". PIA12783: The Enceladus Atlas. NASA / Cassini Imaging Team. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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