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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Burr

Basic Info

Feature Name	Burr
Clean Name	Burr
Feature ID	927
Target	Callisto
Feature Type	Crater, craters

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	43.70 °
Southmost Latitude	41.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	133.50 °
Westmost Longitude	135.40 °
Diameter	75.40 km
Center Latitude	42.70 °
Center Longitude	134.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((225.77457394900006 43.79871292300004, 225.43712798 43.75489023500006, 225.12948357000005 43.63333827000008, 224.878134847 43.444524999000066, 224.70472779800002 43.20471089700004, 224.652221063 43.07200759800003, 224.62419611900003 42.934548593000045, 224.62125962600004 42.79530945000005, 224.64347514600001 42.65730428100005, 224.69036178300001 42.523520477000034, 224.76090458100003 42.39685405600005, 224.96637148000002 42.17562771900003, 225.24218117200002 42.01267712900005, 225.56458110900002 41.92203548600003, 225.90580643000004 41.91150878500008, 226.23647103500002 41.982003579000036, 226.528098311 42.127448902000026, 226.75557351400005 42.335319103000074, 226.838866311 42.457239739000045, 226.89930663200005 42.58771253800006, 226.93558613200003 42.72391315300007, 226.94691946600005 42.86289325600006, 226.92288000700006 43.04732328700004, 226.85504242400003 43.22425921100006, 226.74601367600002 43.38690148400008, 226.59998367300005 43.52899984900006, 226.42256427400002 43.645093548000034, 226.22057360200006 43.73072116700007, 226.00177404500005 43.782592082000065, 225.77457394900006 43.79871292300004)))
Northmost Latitude	43.70 °
Southmost Latitude	41.90 °
Eastmost Longitude	133.50 °
Westmost Longitude	135.40 °
Diameter	75.40 km
Center Latitude	42.70 °
Center Longitude	134.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((226.5 43.700000000011286, 224.6 43.700000000011286, 224.6 41.89999999999679, 226.5 41.89999999999679, 226.5 43.700000000011286)))
Quad	-

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Norse
Origin	Norse giant; his sons raised up heaven's vault and shaped the Earth.
Reference	[17] - Norse mythology: lists provided by Kaare Aksnes.
Updated	Dec 11, 2025 7:28 PM

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