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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Alfr

Basic Info

Feature Name	Alfr
Clean Name	Alfr
Feature ID	180
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-8.70 °
Southmost Latitude	-11.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	221.80 °
Westmost Longitude	224.00 °
Diameter	96.00 km
Center Latitude	-9.90 °
Center Longitude	222.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((138.2 -8.699999999989805, 136 -8.699999999989805, 136 -11.000000000011791, 138.2 -11.000000000011791, 138.2 -8.699999999989805)))
Northmost Latitude	-8.70 °
Southmost Latitude	-11.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	221.80 °
Westmost Longitude	224.00 °
Diameter	96.00 km
Center Latitude	-9.90 °
Center Longitude	222.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((137.50469439900007 -10.753055660999962, 137.68631443100003 -10.700136629999975, 137.85412069300003 -10.61280211299993, 138.00166448700008 -10.494408326999974, 138.12327578600002 -10.349505077999936, 138.21428113700006 -10.183660915999951, 138.2711832540001 -10.00324914099997, 138.29179542100007 -9.815202873999965, 138.27532552500008 -9.626748629999952, 138.2224064950001 -9.44512859799994, 138.13507197800004 -9.277322334999951, 138.0166781910001 -9.12977854199994, 137.87177494200012 -9.008167242999946, 137.70593078100012 -8.917161891999967, 137.5255190050001 -8.860259774999975, 137.33747273900008 -8.83964760699996, 137.14901849400007 -8.85611750299995, 136.9673984630001 -8.909036533999938, 136.79959220000012 -8.996371050999926, 136.65204840600006 -9.114764837999928, 136.530437107 -9.259668086999966, 136.43943175700008 -9.425512247999961, 136.38252964000003 -9.605924023999933, 136.36191747200007 -9.793970289999947, 136.37838736800006 -9.98242453499995, 136.43130639900005 -10.164044565999973, 136.5186409160001 -10.331850828999961, 136.63703470200005 -10.479394622999962, 136.78193795100003 -10.601005921999956, 136.94778211300002 -10.692011271999945, 137.12819388800006 -10.748913388999938, 137.31624015500006 -10.769525556999952, 137.50469439900007 -10.753055660999962)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse dwarf.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Aug 13, 2025 9:25 PM

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