☄️ Sharrkan (crater)

Other · Other · 16.42°N, 301.91°W

Sharrkan is an impact crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Sharrkan was first observed in Cassini images during that mission's February 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 16.4° North Latitude, 298.3° West Longitude. 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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Country	Other
Continent / region	Other
Coordinates (approx.)	16.42°N, 301.91°W · view on map

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

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