☄️ Gula (crater)

Other · Other · 64.15°N, 12.30°E

Gula is a pedestal impact crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. Located immediately to the north of the similarly sized Achelous, both craters are surrounded by a thick ring of impact ejecta blasted out by their respective impact events. Gula is named after the Mesopotamian goddess of medicine Gula, with the name being adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979.

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Country	Other
Continent / region	Other
Coordinates (approx.)	64.15°N, 12.30°E · view on map

Gula (crater) is located in Other, in Other.

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