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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Masubi
Clean Name Masubi
Feature ID 3744
Target Io
Feature Type Eruptive center

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -42.28 °
Southmost Latitude -57.96 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.96 °
Westmost Longitude 62.07 °
Diameter 509.10 km
Center Latitude -50.29 °
Center Longitude 57.30 °
Northmost Latitude -42.30 °
Southmost Latitude -58.02 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.96 °
Westmost Longitude 62.15 °
Diameter 511.22 km
Center Latitude -49.60 °
Center Longitude 56.18 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Japanese fire 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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