Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Tyll on Callisto

Tyll

Feature Name	Tyll
Clean Name	Tyll
Feature ID	6165
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	45.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	44.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	165.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	167.60 °
Diameter	68.70 km
Center Latitude	44.80 °
Center Longitude	166.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((194.6 45.6999999999431, 192.4 45.6999999999431, 192.4 43.99999999994238, 194.6 43.99999999994238, 194.6 45.6999999999431)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Estonia
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	Estonian epic hero; struggled with a giant.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM