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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Niamh

Basic Info

Feature Name Niamh
Clean Name Niamh
Feature ID 4245
Target Europa
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 21.10 °
Southmost Latitude 21.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 216.90 °
Westmost Longitude 216.90 °
Diameter 5.00 km
Center Latitude 21.10 °
Center Longitude 216.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Celtic
Origin Golden-haired daughter of the Celtic sea and fertility god Manannán.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM

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