Khensu (crater)

Khensu
Galileo image of Khensu
Feature type	Crater
Coordinates	1°00′N 152°54′W / 1.0°N 152.9°W / 1.0; -152.9Coordinates: 1°00′N 152°54′W / 1.0°N 152.9°W / 1.0; -152.9
Diameter	14.2 km
Eponym	Khensu

Khensu crater is a crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. It is a dark-floored crater with a bright ejecta blanket located in the Uruk Sulcus region. The dark component may be residual material from the impactor that formed the crater. Another possibility is that the impactor may have punched through the bright surface to reveal a dark layer beneath.^[1]

References

↑ Khensu Crater on Ganymede (NASA Galileo Jupiter Mission Images)

Ganymede

Geology

Lists	List of geological features on Ganymede List of quadrangles on Ganymede List of craters on Ganymede

Impact craters	Achelous El Gula Khensu Kittu Neith Nergal

Regions	Galileo Regio

Sulci	Uruk Sulcus

Faculae	Memphis Facula

Catenae	Enki Catena

Exploration

Past	Pioneer 10 Pioneer 11 Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Galileo Cassini–Huygens New Horizons

Planned	Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer

Proposed	Laplace-P

Cancelled	Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter

Other

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