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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Balkr

Basic Info

Feature Name	Balkr
Clean Name	Balkr
Feature ID	578
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	29.70 °
Southmost Latitude	28.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	10.80 °
Westmost Longitude	12.60 °
Diameter	68.00 km
Center Latitude	28.90 °
Center Longitude	11.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((349.2 29.699999999995164, 347.4 29.699999999995164, 347.4 28.10000000000575, 349.2 28.10000000000575, 349.2 29.699999999995164)))
Northmost Latitude	29.70 °
Southmost Latitude	28.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	10.80 °
Westmost Longitude	12.60 °
Diameter	68.00 km
Center Latitude	28.90 °
Center Longitude	11.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((348.24038600000006 29.833765563000043, 348.05645164000003 29.819533352000064, 347.879189487 29.772956278000038, 347.71541162700004 29.69582427000006, 347.5714119510001 29.591101469000023, 347.45272428600003 29.46281231300003, 347.363909732 29.31588688200003, 347.30838138300004 29.15597143900004, 347.29381894900007 29.073049785000023, 347.28827316200005 28.989211444000034, 347.29695363900004 28.86350185300006, 347.32583335400005 28.740267866000067, 347.37428714600003 28.62217712900008, 347.44126613700007 28.511785947000078, 347.5253204360001 28.411483958000076, 347.62463051900005 28.32344239500003, 347.7370466240001 28.249567094000042, 347.86013528200004 28.191457231000072, 347.99123199400003 28.15037070900007, 348.12749891300007 28.127196928000046, 348.265986272 28.12243753000007, 348.403696237 28.136195541000063, 348.537647803 28.168173142000057, 348.66494132500003 28.217678114000023, 348.78282128000006 28.283638825000025, 348.88873592500005 28.364627424000048, 348.98039252700005 28.45889075300005, 349.05580699800004 28.56438829500007, 349.11334684100007 28.678836347000072, 349.15176649400007 28.79975745400003, 349.17023428600004 28.924534040000026, 349.16835044600003 29.05046506800005, 349.146155752 29.174824512000043, 349.10413065500006 29.294920365000053, 349.043184868 29.408152915000073, 348.96463768600006 29.512071019000075, 348.87018941700006 29.604425164000077, 348.76188458100006 29.683216162000065, 348.64206765100005 29.746738425000046, 348.51333230100005 29.793616889000077, 348.378465262 29.82283677500004, 348.24038600000006 29.833765563000043)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse; Ottar's ancestor.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Aug 15, 2025 8:16 PM

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