Gula (crater)

This article is about the crater on Ganymede. For other uses, see Gula (disambiguation).
Gula
Craters Gula (top) and Achelous (bottom), both ringed by a pedestal
Feature typeImpact crater
Coordinates64°09′N 12°18′W / 64.15°N 12.30°W / 64.15; -12.30
Diameter38 kilometres (24 mi)
EponymGula

Gula is a pedestal impact crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. Located immediately to the north of the similarly sized Achelous, both craters are surrounded by a thick ring of impact ejecta blasted out by their respective impact events. Gula is named after the Mesopotamian goddess of medicine Gula, with the name being adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979.

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