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.
Crater | Coordinates | Diameter (km) |
Approval Year |
Eponym | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Áine | [ ⚑ ] 43°00′S 177°30′W / 43°S 177.5°W | 5 | 2000 | Áine, Celtic goddess of love and beauty | WGPSN |
Amaethon | [ ⚑ ] 13°49′N 177°28′W / 13.82°N 177.47°W | 1.7 | 2006 | Amaethon, Celtic god of agriculture | WGPSN |
Amergin | [ ⚑ ] 14°42′S 129°24′E / 14.7°S 129.4°E | 17 | 2000 | Amergin, legendary Irish druid and poet | WGPSN |
Angus | [ ⚑ ] 12°36′S 75°06′W / 12.6°S 75.1°W | 4.5 | 2000 | Angus, beautiful Celtic god of love | WGPSN |
Avagddu | [ ⚑ ] 1°24′N 169°30′W / 1.4°N 169.5°W | 10 | 2000 | Avagddu, Celtic storm deity | WGPSN |
Balor | [ ⚑ ] 52°48′S 97°48′W / 52.8°S 97.8°W | 4.8 | 2000 | Balor, Celtic god of the night | WGPSN |
Bress | [ ⚑ ] 37°38′N 98°40′W / 37.64°N 98.66°W | 10 | 2006 | Bress, beautiful son of Elatha in Celtic mythology | WGPSN |
Brigid | [ ⚑ ] 10°48′N 81°18′W / 10.8°N 81.3°W | 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 | 4.5 | 2000 | Camulus, Gaelic war god | WGPSN |
Cilix | [ ⚑ ] 2°36′N 178°06′E / 2.6°N 178.1°E | 15 | 1985 | Cilix, brother of Europa | WGPSN |
Cliodhna | [ ⚑ ] 2°30′S 76°24′W / 2.5°S 76.4°W | 3 | 2000 | Cliodhna, Celtic goddess of beauty | WGPSN |
Cormac | [ ⚑ ] 36°54′S 88°06′W / 36.9°S 88.1°W | 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 | 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 | 4.5 | 2000 | Deirdre, the most beautiful woman in Irish myths | WGPSN |
Diarmuid | [ ⚑ ] 61°18′S 102°00′W / 61.3°S 102°W | 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 | 5.3 | 2000 | Dylan Eil Ton, Celtic sea god | WGPSN |
Elathan | [ ⚑ ] 31°54′S 79°48′W / 31.9°S 79.8°W | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 22.2 | 2006 | Gwern, son of Branwen in Celtic mythology | WGPSN |
Gwydion | [ ⚑ ] 60°30′S 81°36′W / 60.5°S 81.6°W | 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 | 1.1 | 2000 | Llyr, Celtic sea god | WGPSN |
Luchtar | [ ⚑ ] 40°12′S 257°34′W / 40.2°S 257.57°W | 19.9 | 2006 | Luchtar, Celtic god of carpentry | WGPSN |
Lug | [ ⚑ ] 27°59′N 44°19′W / 27.99°N 44.31°W | 11 | 2006 | Lug, Irish omnicompetent god | WGPSN |
Mael Dúin | [ ⚑ ] 16°48′S 162°06′E / 16.8°S 162.1°E | 2 | 2000 | Máel Dúin, Celtic hero | WGPSN |
Maeve | [ ⚑ ] 58°48′N 78°54′W / 58.8°N 78.9°W | 21.3 | 2000 | Maeve, mythological Irish queen of Connacht province | WGPSN |
Manannán | [ ⚑ ] 3°06′N 120°18′E / 3.1°N 120.3°E | 30 | 1997 | Manannán mac Lir, Irish sea and fertility god | WGPSN |
Math | [ ⚑ ] 25°36′S 176°18′E / 25.6°S 176.3°E | 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 | 37.4 | 2006 | Midir, Celtic fate and underworld deity | WGPSN |
Morvran | [ ⚑ ] 4°54′S 152°36′W / 4.9°S 152.6°W | 15 | 1985 | Morvran, Celtic ugly son of Tegid | WGPSN |
Niamh | [ ⚑ ] 21°06′N 143°06′E / 21.1°N 143.1°E | 5 | 2000 | Niamh, golden-haired daughter of Mannanán | WGPSN |
Ogma | [ ⚑ ] 87°27′N 287°52′W / 87.45°N 287.86°W | 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 | 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 | 1.7 | 2000 | Pryderi, son of Pwyll | WGPSN |
Pwyll | [ ⚑ ] 25°12′S 88°36′E / 25.2°S 88.6°E | 45 | 1997 | Pwyll, Celtic god of the underworld | WGPSN |
Rhiannon | [ ⚑ ] 80°54′S 165°06′E / 80.9°S 165.1°E | 15.9 | 1985 | Rhiannon, Celtic heroine | WGPSN |
Taliesin | [ ⚑ ] 22°48′S 138°00′W / 22.8°S 138°W | 50 | 1985 | Taliesin Celtic magician, son of Bran | WGPSN |
Tegid | [ ⚑ ] 0°48′N 164°24′W / 0.8°N 164.4°W | 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 | 15.2 | 2006 | Tuag, Irish dawn goddess | WGPSN |
Uaithne | [ ⚑ ] 48°30′S 90°42′W / 48.5°S 90.7°W | 6.5 | 2000 | Uaithne, the harpist for Dagda | WGPSN |
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of craters on Europa.
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