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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Chaac Patera
Clean Name Chaac Patera
Feature ID 1116
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 13.19 °
Southmost Latitude 10.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.48 °
Westmost Longitude 158.52 °
Diameter 95.88 km
Center Latitude 11.88 °
Center Longitude 157.44 °
Northmost Latitude 13.24 °
Southmost Latitude 10.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.46 °
Westmost Longitude 158.56 °
Diameter 95.55 km
Center Latitude 11.96 °
Center Longitude 157.44 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Mayan
Origin Mayan thunder and rain god.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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