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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Loki
Clean Name Loki
Feature ID 3458
Target Io
Feature Type Eruptive center

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.20 °
Southmost Latitude 16.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 300.10 °
Westmost Longitude 305.70 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 18.22 °
Center Longitude 302.56 °
Northmost Latitude 18.41 °
Southmost Latitude 18.41 °
Eastmost Longitude 302.58 °
Westmost Longitude 302.58 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 18.41 °
Center Longitude 302.58 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Norse
Origin Norse blacksmith, trickster god.
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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