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Planetary Names: Regio, regiones: Chalybes Regio on Io

Chalybes Regio

Feature Name	Chalybes Regio
Clean Name	Chalybes Regio
Feature ID	1128
Target	Io
Feature Type	Regio, regiones
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	69.91 °
Southernmost Latitude	46.09 °
Easternmost Longitude	68.64 °
Westernmost Longitude	100.97 °
Diameter	760.56 km
Center Latitude	57.50 °
Center Longitude	86.21 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((291.36 69.9099999999839, 259.03 69.9099999999839, 259.03 46.0899999999902, 291.36 46.0899999999902, 291.36 69.9099999999839)))
Northernmost Latitude	70.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	46.14 °
Easternmost Longitude	68.54 °
Westernmost Longitude	101.56 °
Diameter	760.29 km
Center Latitude	56.88 °
Center Longitude	84.67 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Greek; Io passed through here in her wanderings.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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