El (crater)

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.

El
El is the partly visible crater in the upper right.
Feature typeCrater
Coordinates1.0°N 151.4°W / 1.0; -151.4
Diameter54.3 km
EponymEl
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