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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Erlik

Basic Info

Feature Name	Erlik
Clean Name	Erlik
Feature ID	1835
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	67.00 °
Southmost Latitude	66.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	0.50 °
Westmost Longitude	2.10 °
Diameter	26.60 km
Center Latitude	66.80 °
Center Longitude	1.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((359.5 66.99999999997787, 357.9 66.99999999997787, 357.9 66.3999999999658, 359.5 66.3999999999658, 359.5 66.99999999997787)))
Northmost Latitude	67.00 °
Southmost Latitude	66.40 °
Eastmost Longitude	0.50 °
Westmost Longitude	2.10 °
Diameter	26.60 km
Center Latitude	66.80 °
Center Longitude	1.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((358.67563517700006 67.17519321000003, 358.38754973000005 67.14942057600007, 358.142893891 67.07161451200005, 357.97891429400005 66.95362028000005, 357.93557896600004 66.88499731200005, 357.920575346 66.81340143500006, 357.952149096 66.70645732500003, 358.04578642600006 66.60822675100007, 358.19342335000005 66.52716926200003, 358.38234547600007 66.47026547700005, 358.596282957 66.44241591200006, 358.81681164200006 66.44601895200003, 359.0249397470001 66.48076430700007, 359.20274342000005 66.54365972600004, 359.33491032700005 66.62928870300004, 359.41005834500004 66.73027692500006, 359.42171577600004 66.83792735500003, 359.36887869000003 66.94296921100005, 359.2560973810001 67.03635635700005, 359.09308449900004 67.11004635700004, 358.89387860400007 67.15769307500005, 358.67563517700006 67.17519321000003)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Russia
Origin	Russian first man who became a devil.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Sep 17, 2025 11:10 PM

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