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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Mimir

Basic Info

Feature Name	Mimir
Clean Name	Mimir
Feature ID	3907
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	33.10 °
Southmost Latitude	32.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	52.50 °
Westmost Longitude	53.80 °
Diameter	47.70 km
Center Latitude	32.60 °
Center Longitude	53.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((306.809233342 33.13444546900007, 306.61914742900007 33.11261109800006, 306.44543158600004 33.04898834800008, 306.30304610700006 32.949056366000036, 306.20425313300007 32.82142122800008, 306.157560648 32.67707478600005, 306.166989777 32.52844805900003, 306.23172849200006 32.388340680000056, 306.346201536 32.268818604000046, 306.50055056900004 32.18017499100006, 306.68148315400003 32.13004377000004, 306.8734175 32.122742207000044, 307.05982435000004 32.15889910800007, 307.22465047000003 32.23540066600003, 307.35370114600005 32.345658617000026, 307.43586262 32.48017762100005, 307.46405920200004 32.62737299200006, 307.451476907 32.72629792400005, 307.41421355100005 32.82142122800008, 307.35370114600005 32.90908736600005, 307.27226514800003 32.98592737900003, 307.173035098 33.04898834800008, 307.05982435000004 33.09584687500006, 306.93698353 33.124702214000024, 306.809233342 33.13444546900007)))
Northmost Latitude	33.10 °
Southmost Latitude	32.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	52.50 °
Westmost Longitude	53.80 °
Diameter	47.70 km
Center Latitude	32.60 °
Center Longitude	53.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((307.5 33.10000000007075, 306.2 33.10000000007075, 306.2 32.100000000103854, 307.5 32.100000000103854, 307.5 33.10000000007075)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse giant.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Aug 13, 2025 9:39 PM

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