Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Aningan on Callisto

[Aningan]

Feature Name	[Aningan]
Clean Name	Aningan
Feature ID	6779
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	50.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	50.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	3.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	13.10 °
Diameter	287.00 km
Center Latitude	50.50 °
Center Longitude	8.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((356.8 50.70000000004119, 346.9 50.70000000004119, 346.9 50.30000000003339, 356.8 50.30000000003339, 356.8 50.70000000004119)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Eskimo
Quad	-
Reference	[26] - North American Indian Mythology, by Cottie Burland: Paul Hamlyn Pub. Group Ltd., London, 1968.
Approval Status	Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Moon god of Greenland Eskimos. The feature originally intended for this name does not exist, so this name has been dropped.
Last Updated	Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM