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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Eruptive center: Loki on Io

Loki

Feature Name	Loki
Clean Name	Loki
Feature ID	3458
Target	Io
Feature Type	Eruptive center
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	19.20 °
Southernmost Latitude	16.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	300.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	305.70 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	18.22 °
Center Longitude	302.56 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((59.9 19.20000000002861, 54.3 19.20000000002861, 54.3 16.30000000002813, 59.9 16.30000000002813, 59.9 19.20000000002861)))
Northernmost Latitude	18.41 °
Southernmost Latitude	18.41 °
Easternmost Longitude	302.58 °
Westernmost Longitude	302.58 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	18.41 °
Center Longitude	302.58 °
WKT String	POINT (57.41503177900006 18.40584851500006)
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Norse
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Norse blacksmith, trickster god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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