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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Dusura Patera on Io

Dusura Patera

Feature Name	Dusura Patera
Clean Name	Dusura Patera
Feature ID	1676
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	38.48 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.43 °
Easternmost Longitude	117.74 °
Westernmost Longitude	120.21 °
Diameter	65.62 km
Center Latitude	37.53 °
Center Longitude	119.03 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((241.0886936187744 36.44209098815918, 240.981954574585 36.43135643005371, 240.7751445770264 36.46355247497559, 240.5950183868408 36.57614326477051, 240.3081531524658 36.62969779968262, 240.1346988677979 36.70996284484863, 239.9879322052002 36.85956764221191, 239.9145488739014 37.08874320983887, 239.9278888702393 37.34905815124512, 239.9078769683838 37.49211311340332, 239.8011341094971 37.66658592224121, 239.7877941131592 37.82484245300293, 239.9278888702393 38.05108451843262, 240.0679874420166 38.20851707458496, 240.1613864898682 38.26615715026855, 240.321496963501 38.33945274353027, 240.4816074371338 38.44925498962402, 240.6550617218018 38.47537040710449, 241.0153102874756 38.48059272766113, 241.3955745697021 38.39698600769043, 241.9226055145264 38.19278907775879, 242.0960597991943 38.01430320739746, 242.2228107452393 37.69826316833496, 242.2628383636475 37.55031776428223, 242.2094707489014 37.3914737701416, 242.1093997955322 37.24291801452637, 241.869234085083 37.05148506164551, 241.555685043335 36.83821296691895, 241.3555469512939 36.69926643371582, 241.2221202850342 36.53862953186035, 241.0886936187744 36.44209098815918)))
Northernmost Latitude	38.48 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.36 °
Easternmost Longitude	117.75 °
Westernmost Longitude	120.22 °
Diameter	68.58 km
Center Latitude	37.47 °
Center Longitude	119.02 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((242.25 38.47999999997366, 239.78 38.47999999997366, 239.78 36.35999999998805, 242.25 36.35999999998805, 242.25 38.47999999997366)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Semitic
Quad	-
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Nabataean sun god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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