Nergal (crater)

Nergal (crater)
Nergal
Ganymede Nergal PIA01088.jpg
Galileo image of Nergal
Type of feature Crater
Coordinates 38°36′N 200°18′W / 38.6°N 200.3°W / 38.6; -200.3Coordinates: 38°36′N 200°18′W / 38.6°N 200.3°W / 38.6; -200.3
Diameter 9.6 km
Eponym Nergal

Nergal crater is a crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. It has a distinctive ejecta blanket surrounding it that's darker nearer the craters and brighter further away. The inner region of the ejecta is characterized by a lobate appearance indicative of the flow of a liquid (or slushy) substance over the surface. The flow was probably icy surface material melted by the energy released during the impact that formed the crater.



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