List of craters on Europa


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

CraterCoordinatesDiameter
Approval
Year
EponymRef
Áine52000Áine, Celtic goddess of love and beauty
Amaethon1.72006Amaethon, Celtic god of agriculture
Amergin172000Amergin, legendary Irish druid and poet
Angus4.52000Angus, beautiful Celtic god of love
Avagddu102000Avagddu, Celtic storm deity
Balor4.82000Balor, Celtic god of the night
Bress102006Bress, beautiful son of Elatha in Celtic mythology
Brigid9.52000Brigid, Celtic goddess of healing, smiths, fertility, and poetry
Camulus4.52000Camulus, Gaelic war god
Cilix151985Cilix, brother of Europa
Cliodhna32000Cliodhna, Celtic goddess of beauty
Cormac42000Cormac mac Airt, High King of Ulster in Irish myths
Dagda9.82006Dagda, one of the chief deities of the Tuatha de Danann in Irish mythology
Deirdre4.52000Deirdre, the most beautiful woman in Irish myths
Diarmuid8.22000Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, handsome Irish mythological warrior, and husband of Gráinne
Dylan5.32000Dylan Eil Ton, Celtic sea god
Elathan2.52000Elathan, handsome Celtic king, and father of sun god Bres
Eochaid10.62006Eochaid, King of the Fir Bolgs in Celtic mythology
Govannan11.51997Govannan, one of the children of Don, a smith and a brewer
Gráinne13.52000Gráinne, daughter of Cormac Mac Art, and wife of Diarmuid
Gwern22.22006Gwern, son of Branwen in Celtic mythology
Gwydion52000Gwydion, Celtic poet and one of the children of Don
Llyr1.12000Llyr, Celtic sea god
Luchtar19.92006Luchtar, Celtic god of carpentry
Lug112006Lug, Irish omnicompetent god
Mael Dúin22000Mael Dúin, Celtic hero
Maeve21.32000Maeve, mythological Irish queen of Connacht province
Manannán301997Manannán mac Lir, Irish sea and fertility god
Math10.82000Math ap Mathonwy, Celtic god of wealth and treasure
Midir37.42006Midir, Celtic fate and underworld deity
Morvran151985Morvran, Celtic ugly son of Tegid
Niamh52000Niamh, golden-haired daughter of Mannanán
Ogma52006Ogma, Celtic god of eloquence and literature, son of Dagda
Oisín6.22000Oísin, mythical Irish warrior, son of Fionn Mac Cumhail and Sadb
Pryderi1.72000Pryderi, son of Pwyll
Pwyll451997Pwyll, Celtic god of the underworld
Rhiannon15.91985Rhiannon, Celtic heroine
Taliesin501985Taliesin Celtic magician, son of Bran
Tegid29.71985Tegid Veol, Celtic hero who lived in Bula Lake
Tuag15.22006Tuag, Irish dawn goddess
Uaithne6.52000Uaithne, the harpist for Dagda

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