Nergal (crater)
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 Galileo image of Nergal |
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| Type of feature | Crater |
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| Coordinates | 38.6° N, 200.3° W |
| 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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