Astronomy:Guabonito (crater)
 Cassini radar view of Guabonito | |
| Feature type | Ring feature |
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| Eponym | Guabonito |
Guabonito is a ring of bright features on Saturn's moon Titan. Currently, the feature is thought to be a partially buried impact crater, with the bright features representing the crater's rim.[1]
History
Guabonito was first seen in Cassini images taken in October 2004 and has been observed several times since.
Guabonito was observed by the Cassini radar instrument's synthetic aperture radar imaging mode on April 30, 2006.[2]
Location
This ringed features, 90 kilometers across, is located in Titan's Shangri-La dark region, near the boundary with Xanadu, and is centered at [ ⚑ ] 10°54′S 150°48′W / 10.9°S 150.8°W.[3]
Namesake
This feature is named after Guabonito, the Taíno Indian sea goddess who taught the use of amulets.
References
- ↑ Solomonidou, A., Neish, C., Coustenis, A., Malaska, M., Le Gall, A., & Lopes, R. et al. (2020). The chemical composition of impact craters on Titan. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 641, A16. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202037866
- ↑ "Associazione Lunar Explorer Italia - Titan: The "Foggy" Moon/Guabonito Crater". http://www.lunexit.it/gallery/displayimage.php?album=141&pos=62.
- ↑ "Guabonito crater, Titan, in infrared and radar" (in en). https://www.planetary.org/space-images/titan_guabonito_glicker-animation_pia07785.
External links
- "Guabonito". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
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[ ⚑ ] 10°54′S 150°48′W / 10.9°S 150.8°W
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