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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Surt
Clean Name Surt
Feature ID 5770
Target Io
Feature Type Eruptive center

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 45.70 °
Southmost Latitude 45.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 336.70 °
Westmost Longitude 339.10 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 45.21 °
Center Longitude 336.49 °
Northmost Latitude 45.37 °
Southmost Latitude 45.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 337.21 °
Westmost Longitude 337.21 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 45.37 °
Center Longitude 337.21 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Iceland
Origin Icelandic volcano god.
Reference [27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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