Aladdin_(crater) Knowpia

Aladdin
	; Aladdin crater (center)
Location	60°41′N 26°40′W / 60.69°N 26.66°W
Diameter	37.4 km
Discoverer	Voyager 2
Naming	Hero from Arabian Nights who finds a magic lamp

Aladdin is a crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Aladdin was first discovered in Voyager 2 images. It is located at 60.7° North Latitude, 26.7° West Longitude and is 37.4 kilometers across.^[1] It is located near the craters Ali Baba and Samad.^[2] Aladdin has a large dome in its interior, suggesting the crater has undergone some viscous relaxation.

Aladdin is named after a famous hero from Arabian Nights who finds a magic lamp.

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Enceladus: Aladdin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
^ "Ali Baba (Se-2)". PIA12783: The Enceladus Atlas. NASA / Cassini Imaging Team. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

[USGS-1] "Enceladus: Aladdin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

[Se-2-2] "Ali Baba (Se-2)". PIA12783: The Enceladus Atlas. NASA / Cassini Imaging Team. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

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Aladdin crater (center)
Location	60°41′N 26°40′W / 60.69°N 26.66°W / 60.69; -26.66^[1]
Diameter	37.4 km^[1]
Discoverer	Voyager 2
Naming	Hero from Arabian Nights who finds a magic lamp

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