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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bochica Patera
Clean Name Bochica Patera
Feature ID 789
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -60.70 °
Southmost Latitude -62.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 17.22 °
Westmost Longitude 20.50 °
Diameter 52.38 km
Center Latitude -61.50 °
Center Longitude 18.85 °
Northmost Latitude -60.70 °
Southmost Latitude -62.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 17.17 °
Westmost Longitude 20.64 °
Diameter 54.14 km
Center Latitude -61.50 °
Center Longitude 18.88 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Colombia
Origin Chibcha sky 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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