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'''Daryabar Fossa''' is an east-west trending [[Trough (geology)|trough]] on [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]'s moon [[Enceladus (moon)|Enceladus]]. Daryabar Fossa was first seen in ''[[Voyager 2]]'' images, though a small section was see at much higher resolution by ''[[Cassini-Huygens Mission|Cassini]]''. It is centered at 9.7° North [[Latitude]], 359.1° West [[Longitude]] and is approximately 201 [[kilometer]]s long. Based on limb profiles of ''Voyager 2'' images, Daryabar Fossa was determined to be a 400-[[meter]] deep and 4 [[kilometer]]s wide (Kargel and Pozio 1996). Daryabar Fossa runs perpendicular to the scarp [[Isbanir Fossa]] and is right-laterally offset 15-20 km by the scarp, suggesting [[Isbanir]] is a [[Geologic_fault#Strike-slip faults|strike-slip]] or [[transform fault]] (Rothery 1999). |
'''Daryabar Fossa''' is an east-west trending [[Trough (geology)|trough]] on [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]'s moon [[Enceladus (moon)|Enceladus]]. Daryabar Fossa was first seen in ''[[Voyager 2]]'' images, though a small section was see at much higher resolution by ''[[Cassini-Huygens Mission|Cassini]]''. It is centered at 9.7° North [[Latitude]], 359.1° West [[Longitude]] and is approximately 201 [[kilometer]]s long. Based on limb profiles of ''Voyager 2'' images, Daryabar Fossa was determined to be a 400-[[meter]] deep and 4 [[kilometer]]s wide (Kargel and Pozio 1996). Daryabar Fossa runs perpendicular to the scarp [[Isbanir Fossa]] and is right-laterally offset 15-20 km by the scarp, suggesting [[Isbanir]] is a [[Geologic_fault#Strike-slip faults|strike-slip]] or [[transform fault]] (Rothery 1999). |
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[[Daryabar]] Fossa is named for the land from which Princess Daryabar came in [[ |
[[Daryabar]] Fossa is named for the land from which Princess Daryabar came in [[One Thousand and one Nights]]. The word Daryabar is [[Persian language|Persian]] دریابار and means "Seaside". |
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Daryabar Fossa is an east-west trending troughonSaturn's moon Enceladus. Daryabar Fossa was first seen in Voyager 2 images, though a small section was see at much higher resolution by Cassini. It is centered at 9.7° North Latitude, 359.1° West Longitude and is approximately 201 kilometers long. Based on limb profiles of Voyager 2 images, Daryabar Fossa was determined to be a 400-meter deep and 4 kilometers wide (Kargel and Pozio 1996). Daryabar Fossa runs perpendicular to the scarp Isbanir Fossa and is right-laterally offset 15-20 km by the scarp, suggesting Isbanir is a strike-sliportransform fault (Rothery 1999).
Daryabar Fossa is named for the land from which Princess Daryabar came in One Thousand and one Nights. The word Daryabar is Persian دریابار and means "Seaside".
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