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

Rongoteus

Feature Name Rongoteus
Clean Name Rongoteus
Feature ID 5183
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 54.00 °
Southernmost Latitude 53.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 105.40 °
Westernmost Longitude 106.60 °
Diameter 35.50 km
Center Latitude 53.60 °
Center Longitude 106.10 °
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 deity of the harvest of rye.
Last Updated Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM