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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Bran

Basic Info

Feature Name	Bran
Clean Name	Bran
Feature ID	862
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-23.20 °
Southmost Latitude	-25.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	204.60 °
Westmost Longitude	206.60 °
Diameter	78.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.20 °
Center Longitude	205.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((154.40494729700004 -23.33426134399997, 154.07750455100006 -23.380839657999957, 153.78017936900005 -23.500143213999934, 153.53857719300004 -23.681897667999976, 153.37350464300005 -23.91045044699996, 153.3244048030001 -24.036238173999948, 153.29917765400012 -24.166118739999945, 153.29836929500004 -24.29728062199996, 153.32199721900008 -24.426884563999977, 153.43999813100004 -24.670290947999945, 153.64301822900006 -24.87537588899994, 153.91357356000003 -25.024477613999977, 154.2283640810001 -25.10475558199994, 154.56028024500006 -25.109296306999966, 154.8807376520001 -25.037708745999964, 155.1621387250001 -24.896157973999948, 155.38024939600007 -24.696834243999945, 155.51628611600006 -24.45690318399994, 155.54955737700004 -24.328077641999982, 155.55853349900008 -24.19702749499993, 155.53244982 -24.023735921999958, 155.4638929140001 -23.85819073999994, 155.35549738400005 -23.70675375299993, 155.21142880900004 -23.575244599999962, 155.03722366600005 -23.46871710599993, 154.83957656000007 -23.391265061999945, 154.62608295600012 -23.345864907999953, 154.40494729700004 -23.33426134399997)))
Northmost Latitude	-23.20 °
Southmost Latitude	-25.00 °
Eastmost Longitude	204.60 °
Westmost Longitude	206.60 °
Diameter	78.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.20 °
Center Longitude	205.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((155.4 -23.200000000011833, 153.4 -23.200000000011833, 153.4 -24.99999999999387, 155.4 -24.99999999999387, 155.4 -23.200000000011833)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Celtic
Origin	Celtic; omnipotent god who watched over people.
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated	Dec 08, 2025 10:32 PM

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