Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Tholus, tholi: Apis Tholus on Io

Apis Tholus

Feature Name	Apis Tholus
Clean Name	Apis Tholus
Feature ID	321
Target	Io
Feature Type	Tholus, tholi
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-9.58 °
Southernmost Latitude	-12.17 °
Easternmost Longitude	345.63 °
Westernmost Longitude	350.28 °
Diameter	145.71 km
Center Latitude	-10.90 °
Center Longitude	347.88 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((14.37 -9.580000000000879, 9.720000000000001 -9.580000000000879, 9.720000000000001 -12.17000000002821, 14.37 -12.17000000002821, 14.37 -9.580000000000879)))
Northernmost Latitude	-9.51 °
Southernmost Latitude	-14.72 °
Easternmost Longitude	344.52 °
Westernmost Longitude	350.56 °
Diameter	199.16 km
Center Latitude	-11.92 °
Center Longitude	347.70 °
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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	1979
Origin	Greek; name for Epaphus, son of Io and Zeus.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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