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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tiwaz Patera
Clean Name Tiwaz Patera
Feature ID 16184
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Voyager/Galileo SSI
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -69.53 °
Southmost Latitude -71.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 276.67 °
Westmost Longitude 282.82 °
Diameter 78.00 km
Center Latitude -70.44 °
Center Longitude 279.75 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 10, 2023
Continent Asia
Culture Turkey
Origin Luvian (ancient people in Anatolia, present-day Turkey) sun god.
Reference [431] - A Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, by Manfred Lurker: Routledge, 2015.
Updated Apr 10, 2023 5:38 PM

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