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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Fulnir

Basic Info

Feature Name	Fulnir
Clean Name	Fulnir
Feature ID	2039
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	60.70 °
Southmost Latitude	59.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	34.30 °
Westmost Longitude	36.20 °
Diameter	43.10 km
Center Latitude	60.10 °
Center Longitude	35.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((324.63038633200006 60.67788578500006, 324.27727741800004 60.63333654500008, 323.97908342900007 60.516873618000034, 323.86529549000005 60.43685153000007, 323.78120169400006 60.34622742800008, 323.730033717 60.24848394500003, 323.713757916 60.14737731000008, 323.755761617 59.997909519000075, 323.873742067 59.86248429600005, 324.05753886700006 59.752764367000054, 324.29132356100007 59.67819874200006, 324.55496276900004 59.64520896100004, 324.825752059 59.656636082000034, 325.08037123700007 59.711496011000065, 325.29689267300006 59.80506424500004, 325.456669684 59.92928275000003, 325.54594238500005 60.07345391600006, 325.55702266500003 60.225161814000046, 325.48895630300007 60.37134146600005, 325.34760512800005 60.499403975000064, 325.145142204 60.59832068600008, 324.89900350700003 60.65957295800007, 324.63038633200006 60.67788578500006)))
Northmost Latitude	60.70 °
Southmost Latitude	59.60 °
Eastmost Longitude	34.30 °
Westmost Longitude	36.20 °
Diameter	43.10 km
Center Latitude	60.10 °
Center Longitude	35.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((325.7 60.7000000000358, 323.8 60.7000000000358, 323.8 59.600000000034015, 325.7 59.600000000034015, 325.7 60.7000000000358)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse; son of Thrael and Thyr.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Sep 17, 2025 10:14 PM

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