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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Acala Fluctus
Clean Name Acala Fluctus
Feature ID 27
Target Io
Feature Type Fluctus, fluctūs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 13.49 °
Southmost Latitude 2.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 329.94 °
Westmost Longitude 339.07 °
Diameter 411.11 km
Center Latitude 8.97 °
Center Longitude 334.59 °
Northmost Latitude 13.47 °
Southmost Latitude 2.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 329.91 °
Westmost Longitude 339.08 °
Diameter 415.32 km
Center Latitude 9.03 °
Center Longitude 334.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Asia
Culture Japan
Origin Japanese fire god.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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