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

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

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter (km)	Approval Year	Eponym	Ref
Áine	43°S 177.5°W / -43; -177.5 (Áine)	5	2000	Áine, Celtic goddess of love and beauty	WGPSN
Amaethon	13.82°N 177.47°W / 13.82; -177.47 (Amaethon)	1.7	2006	Amaethon, Celtic god of agriculture	WGPSN
Amergin	14.7°S 129.4°E / -14.7; 129.4 (Amergin)	17	2000	Amergin, legendary Irish druid and poet	WGPSN
Angus	12.6°S 75.1°W / -12.6; -75.1 (Angus)	4.5	2000	Angus, beautiful Celtic god of love	WGPSN
Avagddu	1.4°N 169.5°W / 1.4; -169.5 (Avagddu)	10	2000	Avagddu, Celtic storm deity	WGPSN
Balor	52.8°S 97.8°W / -52.8; -97.8 (Balor)	4.8	2000	Balor, Celtic god of the night	WGPSN
Bress	37.64°N 98.66°W / 37.64; -98.66 (Bress)	10	2006	Bress, beautiful son of Elatha in Celtic mythology	WGPSN
Brigid	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	26.5°S 81.1°W / -26.5; -81.1 (Camulus)	4.5	2000	Camulus, Gaelic war god	WGPSN
Cilix	2.6°N 178.1°E / 2.6; 178.1 (Cilix)	15	1985	Cilix, brother of Europa	WGPSN
Cliodhna	2.5°S 76.4°W / -2.5; -76.4 (Cliodhna)	3	2000	Cliodhna, Celtic goddess of beauty	WGPSN
Cormac	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	37.35°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	65.4°S 152.7°E / -65.4; 152.7 (Deirdre)	4.5	2000	Deirdre, the most beautiful woman in Irish myths	WGPSN
Diarmuid	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	55.3°S 84.4°W / -55.3; -84.4 (Dylan)	5.3	2000	Dylan Eil Ton, Celtic sea god	WGPSN
Elathan	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	50.48°S 233.33°W / -50.48; -233.33 (Eochaid)	10.6	2006	Eochaid, King of the Fir Bolgs in Celtic mythology	WGPSN
Govannan	37.3°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	59.7°S 99.4°W / -59.7; -99.4 (Gráinne)	13.5	2000	Gráinne, daughter of Cormac Mac Art, and wife of Diarmuid	WGPSN
Gwern	9.14°N 344.54°W / 9.14; -344.54 (Gwern)	22.2	2006	Gwern, son of Branwen in Celtic mythology	WGPSN
Gwydion	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	1.8°S 138.2°E / -1.8; 138.2 (Llyr)	1.1	2000	Llyr, Celtic sea god	WGPSN
Luchtar	40.2°S 257.57°W / -40.2; -257.57 (Luchtar)	19.9	2006	Luchtar, Celtic god of carpentry	WGPSN
Lug	27.99°N 44.31°W / 27.99; -44.31 (Lug)	11	2006	Lug, Irish omnicompetent god	WGPSN
Mael Dúin	16.8°S 162.1°E / -16.8; 162.1 (Mael Dúin)	2	2000	Máel Dúin, Celtic hero	WGPSN
Maeve	58.8°N 78.9°W / 58.8; -78.9 (Maeve)	21.3	2000	Maeve, mythological Irish queen of Connacht province	WGPSN
Manannán	3.1°N 120.3°E / 3.1; 120.3 (Manannán)	30	1997	Manannán mac Lir, Irish sea and fertility god	WGPSN
Math	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	3.65°N 338.75°W / 3.65; -338.75 (Midir)	37.4	2006	Midir, Celtic fate and underworld deity	WGPSN
Morvran	4.9°S 152.6°W / -4.9; -152.6 (Morvran)	15	1985	Morvran, Celtic ugly son of Tegid	WGPSN
Niamh	21.1°N 143.1°E / 21.1; 143.1 (Niamh)	5	2000	Niamh, golden-haired daughter of Mannanán	WGPSN
Ogma	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	52.3°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	66.1°S 159.1°W / -66.1; -159.1 (Pryderi)	1.7	2000	Pryderi, son of Pwyll	WGPSN
Pwyll	25.2°S 88.6°E / -25.2; 88.6 (Pwyll)	45	1997	Pwyll, Celtic god of the underworld	WGPSN
Rhiannon	80.9°S 165.1°E / -80.9; 165.1 (Rhiannon)	15.9	1985	Rhiannon, Celtic heroine	WGPSN
Taliesin	22.8°S 138°W / -22.8; -138 (Taliesin)	50	1985	Taliesin Celtic magician, son of Bran	WGPSN
Tegid	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	59.92°N 172.36°W / 59.92; -172.36 (Tuag)	15.2	2006	Tuag, Irish dawn goddess	WGPSN
Uaithne	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