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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Galai Patera on Io

Galai Patera

Feature Name	Galai Patera
Clean Name	Galai Patera
Feature ID	2063
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-9.29 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.56 °
Easternmost Longitude	286.71 °
Westernmost Longitude	289.58 °
Diameter	105.23 km
Center Latitude	-10.87 °
Center Longitude	288.11 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((73.29000000000001 -9.289999999999225, 70.42 -9.289999999999225, 70.42 -12.55999999996477, 73.29000000000001 -12.55999999996477, 73.29000000000001 -9.289999999999225)))
Northernmost Latitude	-8.75 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.54 °
Easternmost Longitude	286.76 °
Westernmost Longitude	289.46 °
Diameter	122.02 km
Center Latitude	-10.80 °
Center Longitude	288.10 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Mongolia
Quad	-
Reference	[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Mongol fire god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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