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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Loki Patera
Clean Name Loki Patera
Feature ID 3459
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 16.93 °
Southmost Latitude 9.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 305.69 °
Westmost Longitude 311.92 °
Diameter 227.79 km
Center Latitude 12.97 °
Center Longitude 308.80 °
Northmost Latitude 16.94 °
Southmost Latitude 9.84 °
Eastmost Longitude 305.69 °
Westmost Longitude 311.71 °
Diameter 226.57 km
Center Latitude 13.01 °
Center Longitude 308.79 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Norse
Origin Norse blacksmith, trickster god.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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