In addition to subsequent cratering, southwest–northeast trending fractures, prevalent in this region of Enceladus, cut across Otbah, forming several canyons several hundred meters deep along Otbah's rim. The high level of tectonic activity associated with this fracturing and the formation of the nearby south polar terrain may have also led to mass wasting along the crater's wall, leading to a 3 kilometer wide landslide deposit in the center of Otbah.
Alongside subsequent cratering, southwest–northeast trending fractures that are prevalent in this Enceladus region slice through Otbah, forming several canyons hundreds of meters deep along its rim. The heightened tectonic activity associated with these fractures and the formation of nearby south polar terrain might have triggered mass movement along the crater's wall, leading to a 3-kilometer-wide landslide deposit in the center of Otbah.