Al-Bakbuk
Al-Bakbuk is an impact crater in the northern hemisphere of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Al-Bakbuk was first observed in Cassini images during that mission's March 2005 flyby of Enceladus. It is located at 5.65°N 191.19°W[1] and is 9 kilometers across. Since the crater's formation, numerous north–south trending fractures cut across the crater, forming canyons several hundred meters deep along the crater's rim.
 Al-Bakbuk (center) as seen by the Cassini spacecraft on March 9, 2005 | |
| Location | 5.65°N 191.19°W[1] |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 9 km[1] |
| Discoverer | Cassini |
| Naming | Al-Bakbuk; The Barber's first brother |
Al-Bakbuk is named after one of the barber's six brothers in "The Hunchback's Tale" in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights.
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