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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ethiopia Planum
Clean Name Ethiopia Planum
Feature ID 1857
Target Io
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -42.46 °
Southmost Latitude -47.54 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.20 °
Westmost Longitude 30.85 °
Diameter 331.32 km
Center Latitude -45.30 °
Center Longitude 24.59 °
Northmost Latitude -42.43 °
Southmost Latitude -47.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 16.33 °
Westmost Longitude 30.88 °
Diameter 328.01 km
Center Latitude -45.48 °
Center Longitude 24.45 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Ethiopia
Origin Where Io passed by in her wanderings.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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