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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Viracocha Patera
Clean Name Viracocha Patera
Feature ID 6398
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -61.03 °
Southmost Latitude -62.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 278.12 °
Westmost Longitude 281.61 °
Diameter 59.30 km
Center Latitude -61.77 °
Center Longitude 280.09 °
Northmost Latitude -61.01 °
Southmost Latitude -62.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 278.06 °
Westmost Longitude 281.76 °
Diameter 60.61 km
Center Latitude -61.75 °
Center Longitude 280.07 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent South and Central America
Culture Inca
Origin Qechua sun god.
Reference [7] - Nomads and Empire Builders: Native Peoples and Cultures of South America, by Carleton Beals: Citadel, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1965.
Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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