Herschel crater
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Herschel crater is a massive, prominent impact crater dominating one hemisphere of Saturn’s moon Mimas, giving the moon its characteristic “Death Star”-like appearance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herschel (lunar crater) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
impact crater
ⓘ
planetary surface feature ⓘ |
| albedo | high, consistent with icy surface ⓘ |
| associatedWithPopularCulture | compared to Star Wars Death Star superlaser dish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPeakHeight | approximately 6 kilometers ⓘ |
| classification | large complex crater ⓘ |
| coversFractionOfMimasDiameter | about one third ⓘ |
| depth | approximately 10 kilometers ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 130 kilometers ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Voyager 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominates | one hemisphere of Mimas ⓘ |
| eponym | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorFeatures | central peak and hummocky terrain ⓘ |
| formationProcess | hypervelocity impact ⓘ |
| formedBy | large impact event ⓘ |
| givesAppearance | Death Star-like appearance to Mimas ⓘ |
| hasApproximateAge | ancient ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central peak complex
ⓘ
relatively flat floor ⓘ steep inner walls ⓘ terraced walls ⓘ |
| hasFractures | radial and concentric fractures on and around rim ⓘ |
| hasRimElevation | several kilometers above crater floor ⓘ |
| hasWallSlumping | yes ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
Cassini spacecraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voyager 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | global appearance of Mimas ⓘ |
| isLargestCraterOn | Mimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 0 degrees (near equator of Mimas) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saturn system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyType | icy moon ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 110 degrees W (planetographic, approximate) ⓘ |
| nameApprovedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Herschel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForDiscoveryOf | planet Uranus by William Herschel ⓘ |
| observedInDetailDuring | Cassini mission flybys of Mimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outerRimCondition | well-defined ⓘ |
| planetaryBody | Mimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radius | approximately 65 kilometers ⓘ |
| relativeSizeToMimasRadius | about half of Mimas’s radius ⓘ |
| riskedDisrupting | structural integrity of Mimas ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| solarSystemRegion | outer Solar System ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice ⓘ |
| surfaceType | heavily cratered icy terrain ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Herschel (lunar crater)