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Planetary Names: Mensa, mensae: Iynx Mensa on Io

Iynx Mensa

Feature Name	Iynx Mensa
Clean Name	Iynx Mensa
Feature ID	2771
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mensa, mensae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-60.87 °
Southernmost Latitude	-63.17 °
Easternmost Longitude	300.46 °
Westernmost Longitude	307.43 °
Diameter	121.64 km
Center Latitude	-62.25 °
Center Longitude	303.98 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((59.54 -60.87000000004119, 52.57 -60.87000000004119, 52.57 -63.17000000000028, 59.54 -63.17000000000028, 59.54 -60.87000000004119)))
Northernmost Latitude	-60.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	-63.24 °
Easternmost Longitude	300.63 °
Westernmost Longitude	307.43 °
Diameter	116.97 km
Center Latitude	-62.28 °
Center Longitude	304.00 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Cast a spell on Zeus so he fell in love with Io.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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