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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Callanish

Basic Info

Feature Name Callanish
Clean Name Callanish
Feature ID 974
Target Europa
Feature Type Large ringed feature

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.70 °
Southmost Latitude -18.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 332.60 °
Westmost Longitude 336.40 °
Diameter 107.00 km
Center Latitude -16.70 °
Center Longitude 334.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Culture Celtic
Origin Stone circle in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Reference [142] - From Carnac to Callanish, by A. Burl: Yale University Press, New Haven, 1993.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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