Planetary Names

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 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((254.6 53.99999999994008, 253.4 53.99999999994008, 253.4 53.30000000006365, 254.6 53.30000000006365, 254.6 53.99999999994008)))
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