Dalilah (crater)

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Cassini view of Dalilah Crater

Dalilah is a crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Dalilah was first discovered in Voyager 2 images but was seen at much higher resolution by Cassini. It is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and is 16 kilometers across.[1] Fractures have deformed the south-eastern side of Dalilah as well as the dome at the center of the crater. This tectonic deformation was formed through viscous relaxation. Similar deformation is also seen on a slightly larger scale at Dunyazad crater.

Dalilah is named after a character from Arabian Nights, a crafty old crone who fools several men.

References

  1. Blue, Jennifer. "Dalilah". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.


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