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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Monan Patera
Clean Name Monan Patera
Feature ID 3963
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 20.51 °
Southmost Latitude 19.12 °
Eastmost Longitude 103.37 °
Westmost Longitude 107.08 °
Diameter 112.89 km
Center Latitude 19.72 °
Center Longitude 105.39 °
Northmost Latitude 20.57 °
Southmost Latitude 18.61 °
Eastmost Longitude 102.62 °
Westmost Longitude 107.06 °
Diameter 137.49 km
Center Latitude 19.82 °
Center Longitude 104.81 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent South and Central America
Culture Brazil
Origin Brazilian god who destroyed the world with fire and flood.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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