Catenae on Callisto
8 named features carry the IAU descriptor Catena — a chain of craters on Callisto, out of 59 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
8
of 154 named places on Callisto — 5.2%
Largest
641 km
Gipul Catena
Median size
192 km
Across the 8 with a measured diameter
Named between
1979–1997
IAU approval dates
How catenae on Callisto get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 8 catenae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Norse.
Norse8
All 8 catenae on Callisto
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Catenae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 51 more features.