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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Hoenir on Callisto
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Hoenir
Feature Name
Hoenir
Clean Name
Hoenir
Feature ID
2531
Target
Callisto
Feature Type
Crater, craters
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude
-32.70 °
Southernmost Latitude
-34.70 °
Easternmost Longitude
259.70 °
Westernmost Longitude
262.10 °
Diameter
81.10
km
Center Latitude
-33.70 °
Center Longitude
260.90 °
WKT String
MULTIPOLYGON (((100.3 -32.69999999993559, 97.90000000000001 -32.69999999993559, 97.90000000000001 -34.70000000001853, 100.3 -34.70000000001853, 100.3 -32.69999999993559)))
Continent
Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Norse
Quad
-
Reference
[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
1979
Origin
Norse; god who gave souls to first humans.
Last Updated
Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM
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