appropriate parent star to Krypton. He picked Corvus, which is Latin for "crow", because Superman's high school mascot is a crow. In a 2012 round-table discussion, Tyson stated that he chose to use real science when finding Krypton's location. He explained that many artists may only use bits and pieces of science, allowing for greater latitude in their creativity, but, he said, he wanted to show that using real science, particularly astrophysics, allows for just as much creativity. Known locations Bokos - it was nicknamed the Isle of Thieves. Lurvan - the largest continent on Krypton. Argo City - one of the largest cities on Krypton. In many continuities, it is portrayed as having survived Krypton's destruction due to a field created to protect the city. Supergirl and her family were from Argo City. Fire Falls - a natural geological location where lava flows down a cliff. Jewel Mountains - a mountain range on Krypton. This was the location that Jax-Ur traveled back in time to in order to create Jewel Kryptonite. Kandor - the capital city of Krypton. It was bottled by Brainiac. Fort Rozz - this was the military command center in Kandor. Plane of Wanan - a desolate location outside of Kandor. Kryptonopolis - the largest city on Krypton and home to Jor-El and Lara. Kal-El was born here. Urrika - Urrika is one of two continents found on Krypton. Erkol - a city-state that had been in a war with Xan City. Xan City - one of the oldest cities found on Krypton. It was destroyed in a long war with Erkol. Vathlo Island - an island continent. This location is where the black Kryptonians reside. Orvai - a lakeside city and the home of Quex-Ul. Surrus - a city in southern Continent, named after their singing Flowers Surrus (Superman #236, 1971). In other media Radio The first non-comics version of Krypton was presented in the debut storyline of the 1940s Superman radio series. In the radio show, Krypton was part of the Solar System, a Counter-Earth sharing Earth's orbit but on the opposite side of the Sun, hidden from view of the Earth ("Krypton" derives from the Greek word for "hidden"). Some comics of the early 1950s suggested a similar theory, but in general the comics have depicted Krypton as being in a far-away star system. Television Live-action In the pilot episode of the 1950s