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

Nirkes

Feature Name Nirkes
Clean Name Nirkes
Feature ID 4308
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 32.10 °
Southernmost Latitude 30.80 °
Easternmost Longitude 163.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 165.20 °
Diameter 58.50 km
Center Latitude 31.40 °
Center Longitude 164.30 °
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 patron of squirrel hunting.
Last Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM