Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Fo Patera on Io

Fo Patera

Feature Name	Fo Patera
Clean Name	Fo Patera
Feature ID	1987
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	41.42 °
Southernmost Latitude	40.16 °
Easternmost Longitude	191.23 °
Westernmost Longitude	193.20 °
Diameter	47.15 km
Center Latitude	40.79 °
Center Longitude	192.25 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((168.77 41.41999999997094, 166.8 41.41999999997094, 166.8 40.15999999995326, 168.77 40.15999999995326, 168.77 41.41999999997094)))
Northernmost Latitude	43.74 °
Southernmost Latitude	40.17 °
Easternmost Longitude	189.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	193.10 °
Diameter	104.37 km
Center Latitude	41.78 °
Center Longitude	191.25 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((168.2993030548096 40.28716468811035, 167.9747142791748 40.17279243469238, 167.6501293182373 40.21093940734863, 167.300573348999 40.30620765686035, 167.0508899688721 40.45836448669434, 166.9260501861572 40.68594932556152, 166.9010829925537 41.00703620910645, 167.000955581665 41.30781364440918, 167.2007007598877 41.60721015930176, 167.4503841400146 41.75639152526855, 167.600191116333 41.88664054870605, 167.7500019073486 42.14634132385254, 168.0246524810791 42.46026802062988, 168.1744594573975 42.68092155456543, 168.2743320465088 42.90079307556152, 168.4491100311279 43.2836856842041, 168.5240154266357 43.42892265319824, 168.6571788787842 43.66874885559082, 169.0566730499268 43.74094581604004, 169.0566730499268 43.72891807556152, 169.2564182281494 43.6085147857666, 169.3229999542236 43.15632057189941, 169.3729343414307 42.99217414855957, 169.6725521087646 42.68092155456543, 169.9971408843994 42.29426765441895, 170.2967586517334 42.05371284484863, 170.3966312408447 41.92380714416504, 170.3466968536377 41.79363441467285, 169.9971408843994 41.62587928771973, 169.6475849151611 41.1951847076416, 168.873571395874 40.79945182800293, 168.5989208221436 40.51533317565918, 168.2993030548096 40.28716468811035)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	China
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	Chinese fire and sun god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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