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

Tapio

Feature Name Tapio
Clean Name Tapio
Feature ID 5863
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 30.60 °
Southernmost Latitude 29.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 107.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 109.30 °
Diameter 52.20 km
Center Latitude 30.10 °
Center Longitude 108.60 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Finland
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 Finnish deity of the wood who sends game to the hunter.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM