This is a list of named geological features on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter. This list is complete as of August 2022.
Callistoan catenae (crater chains) are named after rivers, valleys, and ravines in myths and folktales of cultures of the Far North (all current names come from Norse mythology).
Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Refs | |
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223.10 | 1997 | |||||
287 | 1997 | |||||
113.10 | 1997 | |||||
641 | 1997 | |||||
342.60 | 1997 | |||||
149 | 1997 | |||||
81.40 | 1997 | |||||
161 | 1997 |
See main article: List of craters on Callisto.
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.
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.
Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Refs | |
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840 | 1979 | Adlinda (Inuit) | ||||
1400 | 1979 | Asgard (Norse) | ||||
610 | 2000 | Utgard (Norse) | ||||
3000 | 1979 | Valhalla (Norse) |