Gaea (crater)
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Gaea is an impact crater
on Amalthea
, one of the small moons
of Jupiter
. The crater is 80 km wide and at least 15 km deep. Gaea is one of two named craters on Amalthea, the other being Pan
. It is named after the Greek goddess
Gaia
.
Gaea is also a neighbour to two mountain
s, Mons Lyctas
and Mons Ida
.
Impact crater
In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body...
on Amalthea
Amalthea (moon)
Amalthea is the third moon of Jupiter in order of distance from the planet. It was discovered on September 9, 1892, by Edward Emerson Barnard and named after Amalthea, a nymph in Greek mythology. It is also known as '....
, one of the small moons
Natural satellite
A natural satellite or moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or smaller body, which is called its primary. The two terms are used synonymously for non-artificial satellites of planets, of dwarf planets, and of minor planets....
of Jupiter
Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
. The crater is 80 km wide and at least 15 km deep. Gaea is one of two named craters on Amalthea, the other being Pan
Pan (crater)
Pan is the largest crater on Jupiter's moon Amalthea. It is 100 kilometers across and at least 8 kilometers deep. It is named after Pan, the Greek god of shepherds and the countryside....
. It is named after the Greek goddess
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
Gaia
Gaia (mythology)
Gaia was the primordial Earth-goddess in ancient Greek religion. Gaia was the great mother of all: the heavenly gods and Titans were descended from her union with Uranus , the sea-gods from her union with Pontus , the Giants from her mating with Tartarus and mortal creatures were sprung or born...
.
Gaea is also a neighbour to two mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
s, Mons Lyctas
Mons Lyctas
Lyctos Facula is a mountain on one of Jupiter's smallest moons Amalthea. It is believed to have a height of 20 kilometers , almost two and a half times higher than Mt. Everest . It is one of two known mountains that appear on Amalthea, the other being Ida Facula.-References:*...
and Mons Ida
Mons Ida
Ida Facula is a mountain on Amalthea, one of Jupiter's smallest moons. It is known to be twenty kilometers in height, like the neighboring mountain Lyctos Facula.-References:*...
.