Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Angpetu Patera on Io

Angpetu Patera

Feature Name Angpetu Patera
Clean Name Angpetu Patera
Feature ID 270
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -20.97 °
Southernmost Latitude -21.33 °
Easternmost Longitude 8.59 °
Westernmost Longitude 9.01 °
Diameter 13.68 km
Center Latitude -21.15 °
Center Longitude 8.79 °
Northernmost Latitude -20.94 °
Southernmost Latitude -21.42 °
Easternmost Longitude 8.56 °
Westernmost Longitude 9.14 °
Diameter 18.50 km
Center Latitude -21.18 °
Center Longitude 8.85 °
Continent North America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Dakota
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 1985
Origin Dakota name meaning the sun.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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