Ganesa Macula
![]() Ganesa Macula imaged by Cassini radar. | |
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 was formerly 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. However, topographical data have since shown that it is not dome-shaped, and as a result, there is no longer any evidence that it is of volcanic origin.[1]
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Categories:
- Surface features of Titan (moon)
- Astrogeology stubs