Astronomy:Ganesa Macula

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Short description: Feature on Titan
Ganesa Macula
Ganesa Macula.jpg
Ganesa Macula imaged by Cassini radar.
Feature typeMacula
EponymGanesha

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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[ ⚑ ] 50°00′N 87°18′W / 50.0°N 87.3°W / 50.0; -87.3