List of craters on Europa explained

This is a list of craters on Europa. The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is very young, geologically speaking, and as a result there are very few craters. Furthermore, as Europa's surface is potentially made of weak water ice over a liquid ocean, most surviving craters have slumped so that their structure is very low in relief. Most of the craters that are large enough to have names are named after prominent figures in Celtic myths and folklore.

List

See also: List of lineae on Europa and List of geological features on Europa.

Coordinates Diameter
(km)
Approval
Year
Ref
align=right 5 align=center 2000 Áine, Celtic goddess of love and beauty
align=right 1.7 align=center 2006 Amaethon, Celtic god of agriculture
align=right 17 align=center 2000 Amergin, legendary Irish druid and poet
align=right 4.5 align=center 2000 Angus, beautiful Celtic god of love
align=right 10 align=center 2000 Avagddu, Celtic storm deity
align=right 4.8 align=center 2000 Balor, Celtic god of the night
align=right 10 align=center 2006 Bress, beautiful son of Elatha in Celtic mythology
align=right 9.5 align=center 2000 Brigid, Celtic goddess of healing, smiths, fertility, and poetry
align=right 4.5 align=center 2000 Camulus, Gaelic war god
align=right 15 align=center 1985 Cilix, brother of Europa
align=right 3 align=center 2000 Cliodhna, Celtic goddess of beauty
align=right 4 align=center 2000 Cormac mac Airt, High King of Ulster in Irish myths
align=right 9.8 align=center 2006 Dagda, one of the chief deities of the Tuatha de Danann in Irish mythology
align=right 4.5 align=center 2000 Deirdre, the most beautiful woman in Irish myths
align=right 8.2 align=center 2000 Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, handsome Irish mythological warrior, and husband of Gráinne
align=right 5.3 align=center 2000 Dylan Eil Ton, Celtic sea god
align=right 2.5 align=center 2000 Elathan, handsome Celtic king, and father of sun god Bres
align=right 10.6 align=center 2006 Eochaid, King of the Fir Bolgs in Celtic mythology
align=right 11.5 align=center 1997 Govannan, one of the children of Don, a smith and a brewer
align=right 13.5 align=center 2000 Gráinne, daughter of Cormac Mac Art, and wife of Diarmuid
align=right 22.2 align=center 2006 Gwern, son of Branwen in Celtic mythology
align=right 5 align=center 2000 Gwydion, Celtic poet and one of the children of Don
align=right 1.1 align=center 2000 Llyr, Celtic sea god
align=right 19.9 align=center 2006 Luchtar, Celtic god of carpentry
align=right 11 align=center 2006 Lug, Irish omnicompetent god
align=right 2 align=center 2000 Máel Dúin, Celtic hero
align=right 21.3 align=center 2000 Maeve, mythological Irish queen of Connacht province
align=right 30 align=center 1997 Manannán mac Lir, Irish sea and fertility god
align=right 10.8 align=center 2000 Math ap Mathonwy, Celtic god of wealth and treasure
align=right 37.4 align=center 2006 Midir, Celtic fate and underworld deity
align=right 15 align=center 1985 Morvran, Celtic ugly son of Tegid
align=right 5 align=center 2000 Niamh, golden-haired daughter of Mannanán
align=right 5 align=center 2006 Ogma, Celtic god of eloquence and literature, son of Dagda
align=right 6.2 align=center 2000 Oísin, mythical Irish warrior, son of Fionn Mac Cumhail and Sadb
align=right 1.7 align=center 2000 Pryderi, son of Pwyll
align=right 45 align=center 1997 Pwyll, Celtic god of the underworld
align=right 15.9 align=center 1985 Rhiannon, Celtic heroine
align=right 50 align=center 1985 Taliesin Celtic magician, son of Bran
align=right 29.7 align=center 1985 Tegid Veol, Celtic hero who lived in Bula Lake
align=right 15.2 align=center 2006 Tuag, Irish dawn goddess
align=right 6.5 align=center 2000 Uaithne, the harpist for Dagda

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