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Io Nomenclature Table Of Contents

Choose a feature type below to view the all the features on Io of that type. For more detailed information about planetary nomenclature see the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature home page.

The latitude, longitude, and size fields in the Io portion of the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature have recently been updated. The latitude, longitude, and size of each feature were digitally measured in 2005 using the latest Io mosaic and the November 2003 version of the control network computed at USGS Flagstaff.

Catena, catenae
Eruptive center
Fluctus, fluctūs
Mensa, mensae
Mons, montes
Patera, paterae
Planum, plana
Regio, regiones
Tholus, tholi
Vallis, valles

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