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

Kane Patera

Feature Name Kane Patera
Clean Name Kane Patera
Feature ID 2914
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -47.07 °
Southernmost Latitude -49.76 °
Easternmost Longitude 8.48 °
Westernmost Longitude 14.87 °
Diameter 135.77 km
Center Latitude -48.39 °
Center Longitude 11.77 °
Northernmost Latitude -47.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -49.72 °
Easternmost Longitude 8.60 °
Westernmost Longitude 14.78 °
Diameter 132.22 km
Center Latitude -48.42 °
Center Longitude 11.75 °
Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Hawaii
Quad -
Reference [2] - Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends, by Thomas G. Thrum: AMS Printing Inc., New York, 1907.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Hawaiian god of sunlight.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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