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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 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. Here is a list of those craters:
| Crater | Named after |
| Áine | Áine |
| Amergin | Amergin |
| Angus | Angus |
| Avagddu | Avagddu |
| Balor | Balor |
| Brigid | Brigid |
| Camulus | Camulus |
| Cilix | Cilix |
| Cliodhna | Cliodhna |
| Cormac | Cormac mac Airt |
| Deirdre | Deirdre |
| Diarmud | Diarmuid Ua Duibhne |
| Dylan | Dylan Eil Ton |
| Elathan | Elathan |
| Govannan | Govannan |
| Gráinne | Gráinne |
| Gwydion | Gwydion |
| Llyr | Llyr |
| Mael Duin | Mael Dúin |
| Maeve | Maeve |
| Manannán | Manannán mac Lir |
| Math | Math ap Mathonwy |
| Morvran | Morvran |
| Niamh | Niamh |
| Oisín | Oísin |
| Pryderi | Pryderi |
| Pwyll | Pwyll |
| Rhiannon | Rhiannon |
| Taliesin | Taliesin |
| Tegid | Tegid Veol |
| Uaithne | Uaithne |
See also the list of lineae on Europa and the list of geological features on Europa.
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Last updated: 01-22-2005 01:13:04