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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Maasaw Patera on Io

Maasaw Patera

Feature Name	Maasaw Patera
Clean Name	Maasaw Patera
Feature ID	3549
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-39.74 °
Southernmost Latitude	-41.02 °
Easternmost Longitude	338.52 °
Westernmost Longitude	339.75 °
Diameter	43.99 km
Center Latitude	-40.28 °
Center Longitude	339.09 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((21.48 -39.73999999997856, 20.25 -39.73999999997856, 20.25 -41.02000000000481, 21.48 -41.02000000000481, 21.48 -39.73999999997856)))
Northernmost Latitude	-39.72 °
Southernmost Latitude	-41.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	338.56 °
Westernmost Longitude	339.77 °
Diameter	44.07 km
Center Latitude	-40.28 °
Center Longitude	339.11 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((21.08477973937988 -40.99837684631348, 20.93496894836426 -41.00465774536133, 20.7810001373291 -40.95753479003906, 20.66448020935059 -40.84115600585938, 20.58541297912598 -40.6804027557373, 20.54796028137207 -40.44329833984375, 20.45641136169434 -40.33553314208984, 20.29828071594238 -40.17356491088867, 20.23586082458496 -40.03032684326172, 20.22753715515137 -39.90275382995605, 20.26082801818848 -39.81650733947754, 20.28579521179199 -39.76854515075684, 20.33989143371582 -39.73655128479004, 20.62286567687988 -39.72054862976074, 20.96825981140137 -39.7397518157959, 21.25539588928223 -39.77813911437988, 21.40104103088379 -39.86762809753418, 21.44265556335449 -40.02076721191406, 21.4384937286377 -40.25936126708984, 21.39688301086426 -40.4179573059082, 21.30533027648926 -40.62041664123535, 21.24291038513184 -40.86633491516113, 21.20129585266113 -40.95753479003906, 21.08477973937988 -40.99837684631348)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Hopi
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	Hopi (USA) god of fire and death.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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