Craters on Europa
41 named features carry the IAU descriptor Crater — a circular depression, almost always an impact scar on Europa, out of 4,787 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
41
of 129 named places on Europa — 32%
Largest
50 km
Taliesin
Median size
9.8 km
Across the 41 with a measured diameter
Named between
1985–2006
IAU approval dates
How craters on Europa get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 41 craters with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Celtic.
Celtic30Ireland10Greek1
All 41 craters on Europa
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Taliesin50 kmPwyll45 kmMidir37.4 kmManannan30 kmTegid29.7 kmGwern22.2 kmMaeve21.3 kmLuchtar19.9 kmAmergin17 kmRhiannon15.9 kmTuag15.2 kmCilix15 kmMorvran15 kmGrainne13.5 kmGovannan11.5 kmLug11 kmMath10.8 kmEochaid10.6 kmAvagddu10 kmBress10 kmDagda9.8 kmBrigid9.5 kmDiarmuid8.2 kmUaithne6.5 kmOisin6.2 kmDylan5.3 kmGwydion5 kmNiamh5 kmOgma5 kmAine5 kmBalor4.8 kmDeirdre4.5 kmCamulus4.5 kmAngus4.5 kmCormac4 kmCliodhna3 kmElathan2.5 kmMael Duin2 kmPryderi1.7 kmAmaethon1.7 kmLlyr1.1 km
Craters elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 12 other worlds, for 4,746 more features.