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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Gibil Patera on Io

Gibil Patera

Feature Name	Gibil Patera
Clean Name	Gibil Patera
Feature ID	2156
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-13.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-16.51 °
Easternmost Longitude	292.95 °
Westernmost Longitude	296.27 °
Diameter	102.38 km
Center Latitude	-14.99 °
Center Longitude	294.64 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((67.05 -13.49999999995564, 63.73 -13.49999999995564, 63.73 -16.51000000003262, 67.05 -16.51000000003262, 67.05 -13.49999999995564)))
Northernmost Latitude	-13.44 °
Southernmost Latitude	-16.44 °
Easternmost Longitude	292.97 °
Westernmost Longitude	296.30 °
Diameter	107.63 km
Center Latitude	-14.91 °
Center Longitude	294.59 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((65.6721019744873 -16.42908668518066, 65.49732780456543 -16.44105911254883, 65.3100643157959 -16.42309761047363, 65.04789924621582 -16.25538063049316, 64.76700401306152 -16.18345642089844, 64.21146202087402 -16.05152893066406, 64.06165504455566 -15.96152877807617, 63.96178245544434 -15.84746932983398, 63.85566520690918 -15.57707214355469, 63.7745189666748 -15.25815010070801, 63.69961357116699 -14.95683479309082, 63.73082542419434 -14.68528747558594, 63.84317970275879 -14.32270050048828, 64.04292869567871 -13.99587059020996, 64.28636741638184 -13.74134635925293, 64.47363090515137 -13.64431190490723, 64.82318305969238 -13.53510093688965, 65.3100643157959 -13.4379825592041, 65.56598854064941 -13.48654747009277, 65.99044990539551 -13.53510093688965, 66.4710865020752 -13.67464065551758, 66.74573707580566 -13.82621955871582, 66.98917579650879 -14.14118576049805, 67.0266284942627 -14.31060409545898, 67.03287315368652 -15.35447883605957, 66.95796775817871 -15.55302047729492, 66.80815696716309 -15.69729232788086, 66.6895580291748 -15.78741264343262, 66.39618110656738 -16.1954460144043, 66.29630851745605 -16.26736450195312, 66.0466251373291 -16.35123634338379, 65.6721019744873 -16.42908668518066)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Sumerian
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Sumerian fire god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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