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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lu Huo Patera
Clean Name Lu Huo Patera
Feature ID 3496
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -37.89 °
Southmost Latitude -39.32 °
Eastmost Longitude 351.72 °
Westmost Longitude 354.03 °
Diameter 63.95 km
Center Latitude -38.52 °
Center Longitude 353.17 °
Northmost Latitude -37.86 °
Southmost Latitude -39.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 351.83 °
Westmost Longitude 354.18 °
Diameter 66.6197 km
Center Latitude -38.56 °
Center Longitude 353.10 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Stove fire associated with Chinese god of the hearth fire.
Reference [30] - Comparative Cultures: Human Relations Area File Inc., New Haven, Conn.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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