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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Heno Patera
Clean Name Heno Patera
Feature ID 2450
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -56.16 °
Southmost Latitude -58.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.46 °
Westmost Longitude 313.51 °
Diameter 71.65 km
Center Latitude -57.09 °
Center Longitude 311.64 °
Northmost Latitude -56.22 °
Southmost Latitude -58.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.36 °
Westmost Longitude 313.33 °
Diameter 71.06 km
Center Latitude -57.14 °
Center Longitude 311.47 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent North America
Culture Iroquois
Origin Iroquois god of thunder.
Reference [26] - North American Indian Mythology, by Cottie Burland: Paul Hamlyn Pub. Group Ltd., London, 1968.
Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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