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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Valhalla

Basic Info

Feature Name	Valhalla
Clean Name	Valhalla
Feature ID	6284
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Large ringed feature

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	53.20 °
Southmost Latitude	-17.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	19.00 °
Westmost Longitude	83.00 °
Diameter	3000.00 km
Center Latitude	14.70 °
Center Longitude	56.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((341 53.20000000002925, 277 53.20000000002925, 277 -17.00000000001006, 341 -17.00000000001006, 341 53.20000000002925)))
Northmost Latitude	53.20 °
Southmost Latitude	-17.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	19.00 °
Westmost Longitude	83.00 °
Diameter	3000.00 km
Center Latitude	14.70 °
Center Longitude	56.00 °
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Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse; Odin's hall, where he received the souls of slain warriors.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Aug 14, 2025 10:00 PM

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