Achelous (crater)

Achelous
Craters Gula (top) and Achelous (bottom), both ringed by a pedestal, as imaged by the Galileo orbiter on 5 April 1997.
Feature typeImpact crater
Coordinates61°54′N 11°47′W / 61.90°N 11.78°W / 61.90; -11.78
Diameter35.0 kilometres (21.7 mi)
EponymAchelous

Achelous (/ˌækɪˈloʊ.əs/) is a relatively young impact crater on Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede. Located near the similarly sized Gula, both craters are surrounded by a distinct raised pedestal formed from ejecta blasted out by their formative impact events.

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