Nergal (crater)
Nergal crater is a crater on Jupiter's moon Ganymede. It has a distinctive ejecta blanket surrounding it that's darker nearer the craters and brighter further away. The inner region of the ejecta is characterized by a lobate appearance indicative of the flow of a liquid (or slushy) substance over the surface. The flow was probably icy surface material melted by the energy released during the impact that formed the crater.
 Galileo image of Nergal | |
| Feature type | Crater |
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| Coordinates | 38.6°N 200.3°W |
| Diameter | 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) |
| Eponym | Nergal |
The crater is named after the Sumerian god of war, death, disease.
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