Fitnah (crater)
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 Fitnah (upper right) as seen by theCassinispacecraft on February 17, 2005 | |
| Location | 45°04′N290°38′W/ 45.06°N 290.63°W[1] |
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| Diameter | 16.5 km[1] |
| Discoverer | Cassini–Huygens |
| Naming | Fitnah, a fictional character |
Fitnahis animpact craterin the northern hemisphere ofSaturn's moonEnceladus.Fitnah was first observed inCassini–Huygensimages during that mission's February 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 45.1° NorthLatitude,290.6° WestLongitudeand is 16.5 kilometers across.[1]The topography of the impact crater appears very subdued, suggesting that the crater has undergone significant viscous relaxation since its formation, leaving behind only the raised rim behind.
The crater is named after a character from the "Tale of Ghanim bin Ayyub, the Distraught, the Thrall o’ Love"inThe Book of One Thousand and One Nights.The character is the daughter of Ayyub and sister of Ghanim, and craters namedGhanimandAyyubare found near the crater Fitnah.
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