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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Skuld

Basic Info

Feature Name	Skuld
Clean Name	Skuld
Feature ID	5594
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	11.10 °
Southmost Latitude	8.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	36.80 °
Westmost Longitude	38.70 °
Diameter	91.80 km
Center Latitude	10.00 °
Center Longitude	37.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((322.28893050900007 8.972616390000042, 322.48297690600003 9.02492806600003, 322.66308925500005 9.114091163000069, 322.822345937 9.236679191000064, 322.95462681000004 9.387981164000053, 323.05484839400003 9.562182630000052, 323.11915922500003 9.752589122000074, 323.145087879 9.951883430000066, 323.13163793000007 10.152406780000035, 323.07932625500007 10.346453177000058, 322.99016315800003 10.526565525000024, 322.86757512900004 10.685822210000026, 322.71627315700005 10.81810308300004, 322.542071693 10.918324664000068, 322.351665199 10.982635498000036, 322.15237089300007 11.00856415000004, 321.95184754100006 10.995114203000071, 321.75780114300005 10.942802525000047, 321.57768879500003 10.853639428000065, 321.41843211300005 10.73105140000007, 321.28615124000004 10.57974943000005, 321.18592965600004 10.40554796400005, 321.12161882500004 10.215141472000028, 321.09569017000007 10.015847164000036, 321.10914012000006 9.815323811000042, 321.16145179500006 9.621277414000076, 321.25061489200004 9.441165066000053, 321.37320292100003 9.28190838300003, 321.524504893 9.149627511000062, 321.69870635700005 9.049405929000045, 321.88911285100005 8.985095096000066, 322.08840715700006 8.959166441000036, 322.28893050900007 8.972616390000042)))
Northmost Latitude	11.10 °
Southmost Latitude	8.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	36.80 °
Westmost Longitude	38.70 °
Diameter	91.80 km
Center Latitude	10.00 °
Center Longitude	37.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((323.2 11.099999999995003, 321.3 11.099999999995003, 321.3 8.900000000007601, 323.2 8.900000000007601, 323.2 11.099999999995003)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse; maiden living near Yggdrasill who governed the fate of humans.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Aug 13, 2025 5:56 PM

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