List of geological features on Callisto

USGS map of Callisto

This is a list of named geological features on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter. The information is provided as of 2015.

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).

Catena	Named after
Eikin Catena	Eikin
Fimbulthul Catena	Fimbulthul
Geirvimul Catena	Geirvimul
Gipul Catena	Gipul
Gomul Catena	Gomul
Gunntro Catena	Gunntro
Sid Catena	Sid
Svol Catena	Svol

Craters

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]

Facula	Named after
Kol Facula	Kol, Icelandic frost or storm giant

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]

Ring feature	Named after
Adlinda	Adlinda (Inuit)
Asgard	Asgard (Norse)
Utgard	Utgard (Norse)
Valhalla	Valhalla (Norse)

References

1 2 3 "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.

External links

USGS, IAU: Callisto nomenclature

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[usgs_Categories-1] 1 2 3 "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.