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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tonatiuh
Clean Name Tonatiuh
Feature ID 16173
Target Io
Feature Type Eruptive center

Location


Voyager/Galileo SSI
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 52.00 °
Center Longitude 77.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Mar 10, 2023
Continent North America
Culture Aztec
Origin Aztec sun god.
Reference [431] - A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, by Manfred Lurker: Routledge, 2015.
Updated Mar 20, 2023 6:06 PM

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