El (crater)

El
	El is the partly visible crater in the upper right.
Feature type	Impact crater
Coordinates	1°01′N 151°22′W / 1.01°N 151.36°W
Diameter	55 km
Eponym	El

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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.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "El". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 1.01°, Center Longitude: 151.36°; Planetographic, +West)
^ "Khensu Crater on Ganymede". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-06.

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[gpn-1] "El". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: 1.01°, Center Longitude: 151.36°; Planetographic, +West)

[2] "Khensu Crater on Ganymede". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-04-06.

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