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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Dag

Basic Info

Feature Name	Dag
Clean Name	Dag
Feature ID	1386
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	59.30 °
Southmost Latitude	58.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	72.40 °
Westmost Longitude	74.40 °
Diameter	46.60 km
Center Latitude	58.50 °
Center Longitude	73.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((287.6 59.299999999963376, 285.6 59.299999999963376, 285.6 57.999999999967244, 287.6 57.999999999967244, 287.6 59.299999999963376)))
Northmost Latitude	59.30 °
Southmost Latitude	58.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	72.40 °
Westmost Longitude	74.40 °
Diameter	46.60 km
Center Latitude	58.50 °
Center Longitude	73.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((286.31863950700006 58.025373528000046, 286.60326647400007 58.004280822000055, 286.88522016100006 58.034112321000066, 287.14133345400006 58.11238151300006, 287.350267823 58.232536554000035, 287.49411278800005 58.384464957000034, 287.55988777900006 58.55528841800003, 287.540839316 58.73040258200007, 287.43737605300004 58.894695486000046, 287.257452273 59.03385528000007, 287.01622398100005 59.13565559700004, 286.73487838000005 59.191091749000066, 286.43867665400006 59.19524064400008, 286.15441777600006 59.14773867700006, 285.907673078 59.052815441000064, 285.72020125700004 58.91887934400006, 285.60790678000006 58.75771027300004, 285.58920909500006 58.524913301000026, 285.71893045200005 58.304284566000035, 285.97517463400004 58.12905815000005, 286.31863950700006 58.025373528000046)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse; Ottar's ancestor.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Dec 11, 2025 7:38 PM

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