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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Tontu

Basic Info

Feature Name Tontu
Clean Name Tontu
Feature ID 6058
Target Callisto
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.00 °
Southmost Latitude 27.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 99.80 °
Westmost Longitude 100.90 °
Diameter 40.20 km
Center Latitude 27.60 °
Center Longitude 100.30 °
Northmost Latitude 28.00 °
Southmost Latitude 27.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 99.80 °
Westmost Longitude 100.90 °
Diameter 40.20 km
Center Latitude 27.60 °
Center Longitude 100.30 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Finland
Origin Finnish god of housekeeping.
Reference [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Updated Mar 03, 2026 9:59 PM

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