Ganesa Macula
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Ganesa Macula | |
Ganesa Macula imaged by Cassini radar. |
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Feature type | Macula |
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Eponym | Ganesha |
Ganesa Macula is a dark feature on Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after the Hindu god Ganesha.
Ganesa has been tentatively identified as a cryovolcanic dome: the result of a mixture of water and ammonia erupting from the center of the dome and spreading out to form a pancake-like deposit.[1]