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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kami-Nari Patera
Clean Name Kami Nari Patera
Feature ID 2907
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -7.89 °
Southmost Latitude -9.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 234.53 °
Westmost Longitude 235.70 °
Diameter 53.39 km
Center Latitude -8.70 °
Center Longitude 235.08 °
Northmost Latitude -8.29 °
Southmost Latitude -9.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 234.67 °
Westmost Longitude 235.51 °
Diameter 36.22 km
Center Latitude -8.82 °
Center Longitude 235.09 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Japan
Origin Japanese god of rolling thunder.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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