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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Eruptive center: Tonatiuh on Io

Tonatiuh

Feature Name Tonatiuh
Clean Name Tonatiuh
Feature ID 16173
Target Io
Feature Type Eruptive center
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network Voyager/Galileo SSI
Northernmost Latitude
Southernmost Latitude
Easternmost Longitude
Westernmost Longitude
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 52.00 °
Center Longitude 77.00 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Aztec
Quad -
Reference [431] - A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, by Manfred Lurker: Routledge, 2015.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 10, 2023
Origin Aztec sun god.
Last Updated Mar 20, 2023 6:06 PM

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