Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Hijsi on Callisto

Hijsi

Feature Name Hijsi
Clean Name Hijsi
Feature ID 2500
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 63.70 °
Southernmost Latitude 62.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 170.20 °
Westernmost Longitude 172.90 °
Diameter 54.10 km
Center Latitude 63.10 °
Center Longitude 171.50 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Karelia
Quad -
Reference [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Origin Karelian deity of hunting.
Last Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM
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