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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kanassa Patera
Clean Name Kanassa Patera
Feature ID 16485
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Voyager/Galileo SSI
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -24.68 °
Southmost Latitude -26.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 256.35 °
Westmost Longitude 258.48 °
Diameter 71.00 km
Center Latitude -25.41 °
Center Longitude 257.38 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 23, 2026
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Brazil
Origin Kuikuro (group from Xingu River area of Brazil) creator god who “got fire from the sky by capturing a vulture and forcing him to bring down a burning ember.”
Reference [929] - The Dictionary of Mythology: An A-Z of Themes, Legends and Heroes, by J.A. Coleman: Arcturus Publishing, London, UK, 2015.
Updated Jul 23, 2026 9:17 PM

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