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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kagutsuchi Patera
Clean Name Kagutsuchi Patera
Feature ID 16490
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Voyager/Galileo SSI
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 43.77 °
Southmost Latitude 42.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 354.59 °
Westmost Longitude 357.03 °
Diameter 60.00 km
Center Latitude 43.00 °
Center Longitude 355.81 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jul 23, 2026
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Shinto (Japanese) god of fire.
Reference [934] - The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, by David Leeming: Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2005.
Updated Jul 28, 2026 10:16 PM

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