Rayya (crater)

EncelGeo-Crater
name=Rayya
picture=
Rayya (center) as seen
by the "Cassini" spacecraft on July 14, 2005
location=32.3°S, 174.9°W
diameter=8.8 km
depth=
discoverer="Cassini"
naming=Rayya

Rayya is an impact crater on the southern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Rayya was first observed in "Cassini" images during that mission's March 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 32.3° South Latitude, 174.9° West Longitude, and is 8.8 kilometers across. "Cassini" observed numerous criss-crossing sets of fractures cutting across Rayya, forming canyons several hundred meters deep along the crater's rim.

Rayya is named after one of the main characters in the tale "Otbah and Rayya" from "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights". A crater named after the other main character, Otbah, is nearby.