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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Amatsumara Patera
Clean Name Amatsumara Patera
Feature ID 16371
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Voyager/Galileo SSI
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 44.49 °
Southmost Latitude 43.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 73.21 °
Westmost Longitude 74.88 °
Diameter 39.00 km
Center Latitude 44.17 °
Center Longitude 74.05 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 29, 2025
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Shinto (Japanese) smith deity.
Reference [846] - Handbook of Japanese Mythology, by Michael Ashkenazi: Bloomsbury Academic, 2003.
Updated Jan 30, 2025 5:45 PM
Additional Information This feature can be seen in higher resolution on the Juno PIA26523 image: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26523

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