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Peri Banu (crater)

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Diameter
  
18 km

Discoverer
  
Voyager 2

Peri-Banu (crater)

Naming
  
Genie who marries Ahmed and helps him fulfill the demands of his father

Peri-Banu is a crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Peri-Banu was first discovered in Voyager 2 images but was seen at much higher resolution, though near the terminator, by Cassini. It is located at 62° North Latitude, 322.9° West Longitude and is 18 kilometers across. The western portion of the crater is largely absent, either buried or disrupted by the eastern margin of Samarkand Sulci. A large, dome-like structure occupies the interior of the crater, caused by infill of material from Samarkand Sulci or from viscous relaxation.

The name comes from Pari-Banou, a genie-woman from Arabian Nights, incarnation of beauty, who marries Ahmed and helps him fulfill the demands of his father.

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Peri-Banu (crater) Wikipedia