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| Feature Name | Nirkes |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Nirkes |
| Feature ID | 4308 |
| Target | Callisto |
| Feature Type | Crater, craters |
| Coordinate System | Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 32.10 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 30.80 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 163.40 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 165.20 ° |
| Diameter | 58.50 km |
| Center Latitude | 31.40 ° |
| Center Longitude | 164.30 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | 1988 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ethnicity | Karelia |
| Origin | Karelian patron of squirrel hunting. |
| Reference | [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian). |
| Updated | Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM |
