Why it matters

Pwyll matters as a compact but expressive object, showing how impact form changes on an active icy surface.

What happenedA Europa crater with bright ejecta that helps read impact processes in the icy shell of an ocean-world candidate.
Why it mattersPwyll matters as a compact but expressive object, showing how impact form changes on an active icy surface.
How scientists knowGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature; NASA Image and Video Library

Measurements and uncertainty

القطر45 km
Depthnot listed
Agerelatively young icy crater
الحالةمؤكدة
Coordinates25.200° S / 88.600° E
Record levelextended

Extended record: core parameters have an editorial baseline, while age, depth, and preservation still require primary-source review.

الوصف العلمي

Bright ejecta and disrupted icy texture around the crater invite discussion of composition, ice reworking, and local surface history.

Data provenanceGazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature; NASA Image and Video Library

معرض إعادة البناء

قراءات بصرية أعمق للفوهة

إذا لم تكفِ الصورة الموثقة، تُستكمل البطاقة بإعادة بناء علمية: ليست خيالاً بدلاً من الحقيقة، بل فرضية بصرية منفصلة بوضوح عن المصادر.

لوحة هذا العالمicy turquoise, deep space, and distant moons
Scientific reconstruction: Pwyll's bright ejecta on Europa's icy surface.
المعاينة البصرية الحاليةالبطاقة الأساسية: مصدر أو مادة مدارية أو لوحة تحريرية يبدأ منها التحليل البصري.
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

تحتاج كل بطاقة إلى معاينة بصرية: صورة موجودة، مصدر معالج جمالياً، أو إعادة بناء علمية.

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

تاريخ البحث

The name was adopted by the IAU in 1997 and is listed in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

المصادر

CSVJSONPwyll on Europa. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature; NASA Image and Video Library
Uncertainty note
Extended record: core parameters have an editorial baseline, while age, depth, and preservation still require primary-source review.
Gazetteer of Planetary NomenclatureInternational Astronomical Union / USGSNASA Image and Video LibraryNASA

Education mode

حقائق

  • Official diameter: about 45 km.
  • The name comes from Celtic mythology.
  • Scientifically interesting because impact interacts with an icy shell.
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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