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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Kava Patera on Io

Kava Patera

Feature Name	Kava Patera
Clean Name	Kava Patera
Feature ID	2965
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-15.93 °
Southernmost Latitude	-17.87 °
Easternmost Longitude	340.41 °
Westernmost Longitude	342.41 °
Diameter	63.82 km
Center Latitude	-16.83 °
Center Longitude	341.33 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((19.59 -15.92999999995752, 17.59 -15.92999999995752, 17.59 -17.87000000002447, 19.59 -17.87000000002447, 19.59 -15.92999999995752)))
Northernmost Latitude	-15.88 °
Southernmost Latitude	-17.83 °
Easternmost Longitude	340.44 °
Westernmost Longitude	342.38 °
Diameter	63.00 km
Center Latitude	-16.82 °
Center Longitude	341.41 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Persian
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	1985
Origin	Persian blacksmith.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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