List of geological features on Callisto

This is a list of named geological features on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter. This list is complete as of August 2022.

USGS map of Callisto

Catenae

Callistoan catenae (crater chains) are named after rivers, valleys, and ravines in myths and folktales of cultures of the Far North[1] (all current names come from Norse mythology).

NameCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamesakeRefs
Eikin Catena8.90°S 344.50°E / -8.90; 344.50223.101997EikinWGPSN
Fimbulthul Catena8.20°N 295.20°E / 8.20; 295.202871997FimbulthulWGPSN
Geirvimul Catena48.90°N 12.80°E / 48.90; 12.80113.101997GeirvimulWGPSN
Gipul Catena68.50°N 305.80°E / 68.50; 305.806411997GipulWGPSN
Gomul Catena35.50°N 312.90°E / 35.50; 312.90342.601997GomulWGPSN
Gunntro Catena19.50°S 16.90°E / -19.50; 16.901491997GunntroWGPSN
Sid Catena49.20°N 256.10°E / 49.20; 256.1081.401997SidWGPSN
Svol Catena10.60°N 322.80°E / 10.60; 322.801611997SvolWGPSN

Craters
Main article: List of craters on Callisto

Faculae

Faculae (bright spots) on Callisto are named after characters related to frost, snow, cold, and sleet from myths and folktales of people of the Far North.[1]

NameCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamesakeRefs
Kol Facula4.50°N 282.70°E / 4.50; 282.703902006Kol, Icelandic frost or storm giantWGPSN

Large ring features

The enormous impact-related ring features on Callisto are named after places (other than rivers, valleys and ravines) from myths and folktales of the Far North.[1]

NameCoordinatesDiameter (km)Approval DateNamesakeRefs
Adlinda48.50°S 324.40°E / -48.50; 324.408401979Adlinda (Inuit)WGPSN
Asgard32.20°N 220.10°E / 32.20; 220.1014001979Asgard (Norse)WGPSN
Utgard45.00°N 226.00°E / 45.00; 226.006102000Utgard (Norse)WGPSN
Valhalla14.70°N 304.00°E / 14.70; 304.0030001979Valhalla (Norse)WGPSN

References
  1. "Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maps of Callisto.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.