Kittu (crater)

This article is about the crater. For the Mesopotamian goddess, see Kittum.
Kittu
The crater Kittu, imaged by the Galileo spacecraft on April 5, 1997.
Feature typeDark ray crater
Coordinates0°24′N 334°36′W / 0.4°N 334.6°W / 0.4; -334.6
Diameter15.0 kilometres (9.3 mi)
EponymKittu

Kittu crater is a small crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. It is approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) in diameter and it exhibits a dark ray system which is rare on Ganymede.

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