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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).
Voyager 1 image of Valhalla, a multi-ring impact structure 3,800 km in diameter. The largest impact features on Callisto's surface are multi-ring basins. [13] [61] Two are enormous. Valhalla is the largest, with a bright central region 600 km in diameter, and rings extending as far as 1,800 km from the center (see figure). [63]
A smaller multi-ring structure is superposed on the northern part of Asgard. It is called Utgard (also from Norse mythology) and measures around 600 km (370 mi) in diameter. [2] Utgard is the fourth largest multi-ring feature on Callisto. A substantial part of the central region of Utgard is covered with deposits from the relatively young Burr ...
The largest, Ganymede, is the largest moon in the Solar System and surpasses the planet Mercury in size (though not mass). Callisto is only slightly smaller than Mercury in size; the smaller ones, Io and Europa, are about the size of the Moon. The three inner moons — Io, Europa, and Ganymede — are in a 4:2:1 orbital resonance with each other.
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).
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
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]