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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Vidarr

Basic Info

Feature Name	Vidarr
Clean Name	Vidarr
Feature ID	6381
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	12.90 °
Southmost Latitude	11.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	192.50 °
Westmost Longitude	194.30 °
Diameter	78.00 km
Center Latitude	12.10 °
Center Longitude	193.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((167.5 12.899999999997293, 165.7 12.899999999997293, 165.7 11.099999999995003, 167.5 11.099999999995003, 167.5 12.899999999997293)))
Northmost Latitude	12.90 °
Southmost Latitude	11.10 °
Eastmost Longitude	192.50 °
Westmost Longitude	194.30 °
Diameter	78.00 km
Center Latitude	12.10 °
Center Longitude	193.40 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((167.465 12.076, 167.458 12.189, 167.437 12.3, 167.401 12.407, 167.353 12.509, 167.291 12.604, 167.218 12.691, 167.135 12.769, 167.042 12.835, 166.941 12.889, 166.835 12.931, 166.724 12.959, 166.61 12.973, 166.495 12.973, 166.382 12.959, 166.271 12.931, 166.164 12.889, 166.064 12.835, 165.971 12.769, 165.887 12.691, 165.814 12.604, 165.753 12.509, 165.704 12.407, 165.669 12.3, 165.647 12.189, 165.64 12.076, 165.647 11.964, 165.669 11.853, 165.704 11.746, 165.753 11.643, 165.814 11.548, 165.887 11.461, 165.971 11.384, 166.064 11.318, 166.164 11.263, 166.271 11.222, 166.382 11.194, 166.495 11.18, 166.61 11.18, 166.724 11.194, 166.835 11.222, 166.941 11.263, 167.042 11.318, 167.135 11.384, 167.218 11.461, 167.291 11.548, 167.353 11.643, 167.401 11.746, 167.437 11.853, 167.458 11.964, 167.465 12.076))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse god.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Mar 03, 2026 10:48 PM

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