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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Askr

Basic Info

Feature Name	Askr
Clean Name	Askr
Feature ID	429
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	52.50 °
Southmost Latitude	51.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	322.90 °
Westmost Longitude	325.50 °
Diameter	68.80 km
Center Latitude	51.80 °
Center Longitude	324.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((37.1 52.49999999993258, 34.5 52.49999999993258, 34.5 50.999999999959385, 37.1 50.999999999959385, 37.1 52.49999999993258)))
Northmost Latitude	52.50 °
Southmost Latitude	51.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	322.90 °
Westmost Longitude	325.50 °
Diameter	68.80 km
Center Latitude	51.80 °
Center Longitude	324.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((35.808675512000036 52.56959223300004, 35.44873566100006 52.538307530000054, 35.119365870000024 52.44256513800008, 34.84893124200005 52.29061032900006, 34.660721428000045 52.09552935000005, 34.60283553600004 51.98695943900003, 34.57094492900006 51.87412244400008, 34.565739938000036 51.759460947000036, 34.58733323800004 51.64545702300006, 34.63525739800008 51.53457851300004, 34.708475004000036 51.42922560200003, 34.92393758000003 51.24404988500004, 35.21516547400006 51.10587707800005, 35.55707833500003 51.02660653400005, 35.920230856000046 51.013064978000045, 36.273348586000054 51.06641859800004, 36.586021266000046 51.18207261600003, 36.83132173200005 51.35006698900003, 36.98812487200007 51.55593415200008, 37.02878549300004 51.66761669400006, 37.04292690600005 51.78194496100008, 37.02008461300005 51.934219116000065, 36.95049768300004 52.08094478900006, 36.836840307000045 52.21648339200004, 36.68348026900003 52.33562625500008, 36.49631111400004 52.43379478600008, 36.28252564400003 52.50721641900003, 36.05033951400003 52.553069605000076, 35.808675512000036 52.56959223300004)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse; first man, created from a log drifted ashore on a beach.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Dec 04, 2025 10:42 PM

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