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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]
Valhalla multiring structure on Callisto. Located on Jupiter's moon Callisto, Valhalla (/ v æ l ˈ h æ l ə / val-HAL-ə) [1] is the largest multi-ring impact crater in the Solar System. It is named after Valhalla, the hall where warriors are taken after death in Norse mythology.
2 Craters. 3 Faculae. 4 Large ring features. 5 References. 6 External links. ... USGS map of Callisto. This is a list of named geological features on Callisto, a moon ...
Lofn is a large and relatively young impact crater on Jupiter's Galilean satellite Callisto. It was identified in 1997 and named after the goddess of marriage in Norse mythology. Located near the south pole of this moon, Lofn is classified as a flat floored or anomalous dome impact crater.
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 It was firstly suspected on Voyager images, and later confirmed by Galileo.
This is a list of officially named craters in the Solar System as named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.As of 2017, there is a total of 5,223 craters on 40 astronomical bodies, which includes minor planets (asteroids and dwarf planets), planets, and natural satellites. [1]
Textured terrain in Callisto's Asgard basin. Asgard is the second largest multi-ringed basin (large impact crater) on Jupiter's moon Callisto. [2] It is named after Asgard, the realm of the gods in Norse mythology. The central part of Asgard is dominated by the domed Doh impact crater.
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.