Large ringed features on Europa
2 named features carry the IAU descriptor Large ringed feature — a multi-ring impact basin, the largest class of impact structure there is on Europa, out of 10 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
2
of 129 named places on Europa — 1.6%
Largest
149 km
Tyre
Median size
128 km
Across the 2 with a measured diameter
Named between
1997–1997
IAU approval dates
How large ringed features on Europa get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 2 large ringed features with a recorded origin, 2 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek1Celtic1
All 2 large ringed features on Europa
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Large ringed features elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 2 other worlds, for 8 more features.