Peri-Banu is a

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in the northern hemisphere of

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's moon Enceladus. Peri-Banu was first discovered in ''

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'' images but was seen at much higher resolution, though near the terminator, by '' Cassini''. It is located at 62° North

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, 322.9° West

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and is 18 kilometers across. The western portion of the crater is largely absent, either buried or disrupted by the eastern margin of

Samarkand Sulci Samarkand Sulci is a region of grooved terrain on the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus. The feature is centered at 30.5° North Latitude, 326.8° West Longitude, and is approximately 383 kilometers long. Samarkand Sulci consists of three parts ...

. A large, dome-like structure occupies the interior of the crater, caused by infill of material from Samarkand Sulci or from viscous relaxation. The name comes from Pari-Banou, a genie-woman from ''

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'', incarnation of beauty, who marries

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and helps him fulfill the demands of his father.

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