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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Carancho Patera on Io

Carancho Patera

Feature Name	Carancho Patera
Clean Name	Carancho Patera
Feature ID	1015
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	1.84 °
Southernmost Latitude	1.02 °
Easternmost Longitude	316.74 °
Westernmost Longitude	317.62 °
Diameter	30.04 km
Center Latitude	1.43 °
Center Longitude	317.20 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((43.26 1.839999999996222, 42.38 1.839999999996222, 42.38 1.019999999997483, 43.26 1.019999999997483, 43.26 1.839999999996222)))
Northernmost Latitude	1.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	1.13 °
Easternmost Longitude	316.81 °
Westernmost Longitude	317.74 °
Diameter	30.61 km
Center Latitude	1.52 °
Center Longitude	317.28 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((42.84427070617676 1.136327743530273, 42.56007194519043 1.129281997680664, 42.48491096496582 1.176248550415039, 42.3839168548584 1.281919479370117, 42.28291893005371 1.45567512512207, 42.26178169250488 1.624723434448242, 42.28996467590332 1.756196975708008, 42.34163856506348 1.821931838989258, 42.4708194732666 1.868879318237305, 42.66341590881348 1.90174674987793, 42.86540794372559 1.885313034057617, 43.02982139587402 1.826623916625977, 43.12611961364746 1.709245681762695, 43.16604804992676 1.60594367980957, 43.18718528747559 1.434545516967773, 43.15195655822754 1.326532363891602, 43.07209968566895 1.227910995483398, 42.94996452331543 1.157461166381836, 42.84427070617676 1.136327743530273)))
Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Bolivia
Quad	-
Reference	[14] - South American Mythology, by Harold Osborne: Paul Hamlyn Ltd., London, 1968.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Bolivian legendary hero who received fire from an owl.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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