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Julnar (crater)

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Diameter
  
19 km

Discoverer
  
Voyager 2

Julnar (crater)

Naming
  
The seaborn; heroine of nights

Julnar is a crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Julnar was first discovered in Voyager 2 and has only been seen at comparable resolution by Cassini. It is located at 52.8° North Latitude, 350.0° West Longitude and is approximately 19 kilometers across.

Julnar is named after a character from Arabian Nights. Also known as The Seaborn, Julnar is the heroine of nights 738-756.

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Julnar (crater) Wikipedia