This is a list of named craters on

Callisto Callisto most commonly refers to: *Callisto (mythology), a nymph *Callisto (moon), a moon of Jupiter Callisto may also refer to: Art and entertainment *''Callisto series'', a sequence of novels by Lin Carter *''Callisto'', a novel by Torsten Kro ...

, one of the many moons of Jupiter, the most heavily cratered natural satellite in the

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''(for other features, see

list of geological features on Callisto This is a list of named geological features on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter. This list is complete as of August 2022. Catenae Callistoan catenae (crater chains) are named after rivers, valleys, and ravines in myths and folktales of cultures of ...

)''. As of 2020, the Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has officially named a total of 142 craters on Callisto, more than on any other non-planetary object such as Ganymede (

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), Rhea (128), Vesta (90),

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(90),

Dione Dione may refer to: Astronomy *106 Dione, a large main belt asteroid *Dione (moon), a moon of Saturn *Helene (moon), a moon of Saturn sometimes referred to as "Dione B" Mythology *Dione (Titaness), a Titaness in Greek mythology *Dione (mythology) ...

(73),

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(58), Enceladus (53), Tethys (50) and

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( 41). Although some Callistoan craters refer to the nymph Callisto from

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, they are officially named after characters from myths and folktales of cultures of the Far North.

List of Craters

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USGS: Callisto nomenclature

USGS: Callisto Nomenclature: Craters

Callisto Crater Database
Lunar and Planetary Institute {{Callisto

* Impact craters on Jupiter's moons

List of Craters

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