List of craters on Europa

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This is a list of craters on Europa. The surface of Jupiter's moon Europa is very young, geologically speaking, and as a result there are very few craters. Furthermore, as Europa's surface is potentially made of weak water ice over a liquid ocean, most surviving craters have slumped so that their structure is very low in relief. Most of the craters that are large enough to have names are named after prominent figures in Celtic myths and folklore.

## List

See also: Astronomy:List of lineae on Europa and List of geological features on Europa

Crater | Coordinates | Diameter
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Year | Eponym | Ref

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Áine |  [ ⚑ ] 43°00′S 177°30′W﻿ / ﻿43°S 177.5°W﻿ / -43; -177.5﻿ (Áine) | 5 | 2000 | Áine, Celtic goddess of love and beauty | WGPSN
Amaethon |  [ ⚑ ] 13°49′N 177°28′W﻿ / ﻿13.82°N 177.47°W﻿ / 13.82; -177.47﻿ (Amaethon) | 1.7 | 2006 | Amaethon, Celtic god of agriculture | WGPSN
Amergin |  [ ⚑ ] 14°42′S 129°24′E﻿ / ﻿14.7°S 129.4°E﻿ / -14.7; 129.4﻿ (Amergin) | 17 | 2000 | Amergin, legendary Irish druid and poet | WGPSN
Angus |  [ ⚑ ] 12°36′S 75°06′W﻿ / ﻿12.6°S 75.1°W﻿ / -12.6; -75.1﻿ (Angus) | 4.5 | 2000 | Angus, beautiful Celtic god of love | WGPSN
Avagddu |  [ ⚑ ] 1°24′N 169°30′W﻿ / ﻿1.4°N 169.5°W﻿ / 1.4; -169.5﻿ (Avagddu) | 10 | 2000 | Avagddu, Celtic storm deity | WGPSN
Balor |  [ ⚑ ] 52°48′S 97°48′W﻿ / ﻿52.8°S 97.8°W﻿ / -52.8; -97.8﻿ (Balor) | 4.8 | 2000 | Balor, Celtic god of the night | WGPSN
Bress |  [ ⚑ ] 37°38′N 98°40′W﻿ / ﻿37.64°N 98.66°W﻿ / 37.64; -98.66﻿ (Bress) | 10 | 2006 | Bress, beautiful son of Elatha in Celtic mythology | WGPSN
Brigid |  [ ⚑ ] 10°48′N 81°18′W﻿ / ﻿10.8°N 81.3°W﻿ / 10.8; -81.3﻿ (Brigid) | 9.5 | 2000 | Brigid, Celtic goddess of healing, smiths, fertility, and poetry | WGPSN
Camulus |  [ ⚑ ] 26°30′S 81°06′W﻿ / ﻿26.5°S 81.1°W﻿ / -26.5; -81.1﻿ (Camulus) | 4.5 | 2000 | Camulus, Gaelic war god | WGPSN
Cilix |  [ ⚑ ] 2°36′N 178°06′E﻿ / ﻿2.6°N 178.1°E﻿ / 2.6; 178.1﻿ (Cilix) | 15 | 1985 | Cilix, brother of Europa | WGPSN
Cliodhna |  [ ⚑ ] 2°30′S 76°24′W﻿ / ﻿2.5°S 76.4°W﻿ / -2.5; -76.4﻿ (Cliodhna) | 3 | 2000 | Cliodhna, Celtic goddess of beauty | WGPSN
Cormac |  [ ⚑ ] 36°54′S 88°06′W﻿ / ﻿36.9°S 88.1°W﻿ / -36.9; -88.1﻿ (Cormac) | 4 | 2000 | Cormac mac Airt, High King of Ulster in Irish myths | WGPSN
Dagda |  [ ⚑ ] 37°21′N 168°44′W﻿ / ﻿37.35°N 168.74°W﻿ / 37.35; -168.74﻿ (Dagda) | 9.8 | 2006 | Dagda, one of the chief deities of the Tuatha de Danann in Irish mythology | WGPSN
Deirdre |  [ ⚑ ] 65°24′S 152°42′E﻿ / ﻿65.4°S 152.7°E﻿ / -65.4; 152.7﻿ (Deirdre) | 4.5 | 2000 | Deirdre, the most beautiful woman in Irish myths | WGPSN
Diarmuid |  [ ⚑ ] 61°18′S 102°00′W﻿ / ﻿61.3°S 102°W﻿ / -61.3; -102﻿ (Diarmuid) | 8.2 | 2000 | Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, handsome Irish mythological warrior, and husband of Gráinne | WGPSN
Dylan |  [ ⚑ ] 55°18′S 84°24′W﻿ / ﻿55.3°S 84.4°W﻿ / -55.3; -84.4﻿ (Dylan) | 5.3 | 2000 | Dylan Eil Ton, Celtic sea god | WGPSN
Elathan |  [ ⚑ ] 31°54′S 79°48′W﻿ / ﻿31.9°S 79.8°W﻿ / -31.9; -79.8﻿ (Elathan) | 2.5 | 2000 | Elathan, handsome Celtic king, and father of sun god Bres | WGPSN
Eochaid |  [ ⚑ ] 50°29′S 233°20′W﻿ / ﻿50.48°S 233.33°W﻿ / -50.48; -233.33﻿ (Eochaid) | 10.6 | 2006 | Eochaid, King of the Fir Bolgs in Celtic mythology | WGPSN
Govannan |  [ ⚑ ] 37°18′S 57°12′E﻿ / ﻿37.3°S 57.2°E﻿ / -37.3; 57.2﻿ (Govannan) | 11.5 | 1997 | Govannan, one of the children of Don, a smith and a brewer | WGPSN
Gráinne |  [ ⚑ ] 59°42′S 99°24′W﻿ / ﻿59.7°S 99.4°W﻿ / -59.7; -99.4﻿ (Gráinne) | 13.5 | 2000 | Gráinne, daughter of Cormac Mac Art, and wife of Diarmuid | WGPSN
Gwern |  [ ⚑ ] 9°08′N 344°32′W﻿ / ﻿9.14°N 344.54°W﻿ / 9.14; -344.54﻿ (Gwern) | 22.2 | 2006 | Gwern, son of Branwen in Celtic mythology | WGPSN
Gwydion |  [ ⚑ ] 60°30′S 81°36′W﻿ / ﻿60.5°S 81.6°W﻿ / -60.5; -81.6﻿ (Gwydion) | 5 | 2000 | Gwydion, Celtic poet and one of the children of Don | WGPSN
Llyr |  [ ⚑ ] 1°48′S 138°12′E﻿ / ﻿1.8°S 138.2°E﻿ / -1.8; 138.2﻿ (Llyr) | 1.1 | 2000 | Llyr, Celtic sea god | WGPSN
Luchtar |  [ ⚑ ] 40°12′S 257°34′W﻿ / ﻿40.2°S 257.57°W﻿ / -40.2; -257.57﻿ (Luchtar) | 19.9 | 2006 | Luchtar, Celtic god of carpentry | WGPSN
Lug |  [ ⚑ ] 27°59′N 44°19′W﻿ / ﻿27.99°N 44.31°W﻿ / 27.99; -44.31﻿ (Lug) | 11 | 2006 | Lug, Irish omnicompetent god | WGPSN
Mael Dúin |  [ ⚑ ] 16°48′S 162°06′E﻿ / ﻿16.8°S 162.1°E﻿ / -16.8; 162.1﻿ (Mael Dúin) | 2 | 2000 | Máel Dúin, Celtic hero | WGPSN
Maeve |  [ ⚑ ] 58°48′N 78°54′W﻿ / ﻿58.8°N 78.9°W﻿ / 58.8; -78.9﻿ (Maeve) | 21.3 | 2000 | Maeve, mythological Irish queen of Connacht province | WGPSN
Manannán |  [ ⚑ ] 3°06′N 120°18′E﻿ / ﻿3.1°N 120.3°E﻿ / 3.1; 120.3﻿ (Manannán) | 30 | 1997 | Manannán mac Lir, Irish sea and fertility god | WGPSN
Math |  [ ⚑ ] 25°36′S 176°18′E﻿ / ﻿25.6°S 176.3°E﻿ / -25.6; 176.3﻿ (Math) | 10.8 | 2000 | Math ap Mathonwy, Celtic god of wealth and treasure | WGPSN
Midir |  [ ⚑ ] 3°39′N 338°45′W﻿ / ﻿3.65°N 338.75°W﻿ / 3.65; -338.75﻿ (Midir) | 37.4 | 2006 | Midir, Celtic fate and underworld deity | WGPSN
Morvran |  [ ⚑ ] 4°54′S 152°36′W﻿ / ﻿4.9°S 152.6°W﻿ / -4.9; -152.6﻿ (Morvran) | 15 | 1985 | Morvran, Celtic ugly son of Tegid | WGPSN
Niamh |  [ ⚑ ] 21°06′N 143°06′E﻿ / ﻿21.1°N 143.1°E﻿ / 21.1; 143.1﻿ (Niamh) | 5 | 2000 | Niamh, golden-haired daughter of Mannanán | WGPSN
Ogma |  [ ⚑ ] 87°27′N 287°52′W﻿ / ﻿87.45°N 287.86°W﻿ / 87.45; -287.86﻿ (Ogma) | 5 | 2006 | Ogma, Celtic god of eloquence and literature, son of Dagda | WGPSN
Oisín |  [ ⚑ ] 52°18′S 146°36′E﻿ / ﻿52.3°S 146.6°E﻿ / -52.3; 146.6﻿ (Oisín) | 6.2 | 2000 | Oísin, mythical Irish warrior, son of Fionn Mac Cumhail and Sadb | WGPSN
Pryderi |  [ ⚑ ] 66°06′S 159°06′W﻿ / ﻿66.1°S 159.1°W﻿ / -66.1; -159.1﻿ (Pryderi) | 1.7 | 2000 | Pryderi, son of Pwyll | WGPSN
Pwyll |  [ ⚑ ] 25°12′S 88°36′E﻿ / ﻿25.2°S 88.6°E﻿ / -25.2; 88.6﻿ (Pwyll) | 45 | 1997 | Pwyll, Celtic god of the underworld | WGPSN
Rhiannon |  [ ⚑ ] 80°54′S 165°06′E﻿ / ﻿80.9°S 165.1°E﻿ / -80.9; 165.1﻿ (Rhiannon) | 15.9 | 1985 | Rhiannon, Celtic heroine | WGPSN
Taliesin |  [ ⚑ ] 22°48′S 138°00′W﻿ / ﻿22.8°S 138°W﻿ / -22.8; -138﻿ (Taliesin) | 50 | 1985 | Taliesin Celtic magician, son of Bran | WGPSN
Tegid |  [ ⚑ ] 0°48′N 164°24′W﻿ / ﻿0.8°N 164.4°W﻿ / 0.8; -164.4﻿ (Tegid) | 29.7 | 1985 | Tegid Veol, Celtic hero who lived in Bula Lake | WGPSN
Tuag |  [ ⚑ ] 59°55′N 172°22′W﻿ / ﻿59.92°N 172.36°W﻿ / 59.92; -172.36﻿ (Tuag) | 15.2 | 2006 | Tuag, Irish dawn goddess | WGPSN
Uaithne |  [ ⚑ ] 48°30′S 90°42′W﻿ / ﻿48.5°S 90.7°W﻿ / -48.5; -90.7﻿ (Uaithne) | 6.5 | 2000 | Uaithne, the harpist for Dagda | WGPSN

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## External links

* USGS: Europa nomenclature
* USGS: Europa Nomenclature: Craters

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Europa

Geology|

| Chaotic
terrain|

* Conamara Chaos

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Craters|

* Pwyll
* Cilix

Lists|

* List of lineae on Europa
* List of geological features on Europa
* List of craters on Europa

Exploration|

| Past|

* Pioneer 10
* Pioneer 11
* Voyager 1
* Voyager 2
* Galileo
* Cassini–Huygens
* New Horizons

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Planned|

* Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (2022)
* Europa Clipper (2025)

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Concepts|

* Jupiter Europa Orbiter
* Europa Lander
* Europa Orbiter
* Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter
* Jovian Europa Orbiter
* Europa Lander (rerouted to Ganymede as Laplace-P)

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* Colonization of Europa
* Life
* Europa in fiction

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