Organa (crater)
Photo of Charon centered on Ripley Crater. Nostromo Chasma crosses Ripley vertically. Organa Crater is at 9:00, and Vader is the dark crater at 12:00 | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Charon |
| Coordinates | 55°N 50°W / 55°N 50°W |
| Diameter | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Naming | Unofficial |
| Eponym | Leia Organa |
Organa is the informal name given to a crater on Pluto's largest moon, Charon. The crater was discovered by NASA's New Horizons space probe on its flyby of Pluto. The name was chosen as a reference to Leia Organa from the Star Wars media franchise, which keeps with the theme of naming Charon's craters after science fiction characters. Organa crater is rich in frozen ammonia, which suggests it was created very recently. This crater is located in the northern Pluto-facing hemisphere of Charon.