Tirawa (crater)
This Cassini image of Rhea shows Tirawa straddling Rhea's terminator | |
| Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
|---|---|
| Location | Leading hemisphere, Rhea |
| Coordinates | 34°12′N 151°42′W / 34.200°N 151.700°W |
| Diameter | ~350 km (220 mi) |
| Depth | ~6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Discoverer | Voyager 1 |
| Eponym | Tirawa |
Tirawa is the largest impact basin on Saturn's moon Rhea. It was glimpsed by Voyager 1 during its flyby of the moon and later photographed in greater detail by the Cassini orbiter. Tirawa is elongated in shape and overlaps Mamaldi, a larger and more degraded basin to its southwest.