Sharrkan (crater)
 Sharrkan (center) as seen by the Cassini spacecraft on February 17, 2005 | |
| Location | 16°04′N 302°13′W / 16.07°N 302.21°W[1] |
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| Diameter | 3.6 km[1] |
| Discoverer | Cassini |
| Naming | Sharrkan; Son of King Omar |
Sharrkan is an
Cassini images during that mission's February 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 16.4° North Latitude, 298.3° West Longitude.[1] At only 3.6 kilometers across, Sharrkan is the smallest named crater on Enceladus, though numerous, smaller, unnamed craters have been observed. The crater has a basic bowl-shape typical of small, simple craters
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See also
References
- ^ a b c "Enceladus: Sharrkan". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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