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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Rigr

Basic Info

Feature Name Rigr
Clean Name Rigr
Feature ID 5033
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 71.50 °
Southmost Latitude 69.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 242.10 °
Westmost Longitude 246.80 °
Diameter 72.50 km
Center Latitude 70.80 °
Center Longitude 244.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Norse
Origin Norse; another name for the god Heimdall.
Reference [17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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