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Callisto (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s t oʊ / kə-LIST-oh), or Jupiter IV, is the second-largest moon of Jupiter, after Ganymede.In the Solar System it is the third-largest moon after Ganymede and Saturn's largest moon Titan, and nearly as large as the smallest planet Mercury.
Titian's Diana and Callisto (1559) portrays the moment when Callisto's pregnancy is discovered. As a follower of Artemis, Callisto, who Hesiod said [6] was the daughter of Lycaon, king of Arcadia, [7] took a vow to remain a virgin, as did all the nymphs of Artemis. According to Hesiod, [8] she was seduced by Zeus, and of the consequences that ...
Callisto is surrounded by an extremely thin atmosphere composed of carbon dioxide [49] and probably molecular oxygen. [50] Investigation revealed that Callisto may possibly have a subsurface ocean of liquid water at depths less than 300 kilometres. [51] The likely presence of an ocean within Callisto indicates that it can or could harbour life.
This is a list of named geological features on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter. This list is complete as of August 2022. This list is complete as of August 2022. Catenae
Valhalla is the largest multi-ring basin on Callisto and in the Solar System (with diameter up to 3,800 km). [4] It was discovered by the Voyager probes in 1979–80 and is located on the leading hemisphere of Callisto, in its Jupiter facing quadrant slightly to the north of the equator (at about 18°N latitude and 57°W longitude).
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This is a list of named craters on Callisto, one of the many moons of Jupiter, the most heavily cratered natural satellite in the Solar System (for other features, see list of geological features on Callisto). [1]
Heimdall is one of the largest known impact craters on Jupiter's Galilean satellite Callisto, with a diameter of 210 km. It is located near the Callistoan south pole at 63°30′S 3°00′E / 63.5°S 3°E / -63.5; 3 ( Heimdall