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

Planetary Names: Planum, plana: Argos Planum on Io

Argos Planum

Feature Name	Argos Planum
Clean Name	Argos Planum
Feature ID	368
Target	Io
Feature Type	Planum, plana
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-46.05 °
Southernmost Latitude	-49.51 °
Easternmost Longitude	314.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	321.56 °
Diameter	170.70 km
Center Latitude	-47.90 °
Center Longitude	317.81 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((44.45107078552246 -47.6292724609375, 44.62220191955566 -47.6535472869873, 44.86539268493652 -47.6535472869873, 45.57694053649902 -47.8896312713623, 45.6670093536377 -48.01630973815918, 45.6670093536377 -48.29870414733887, 45.48687171936035 -48.61528396606445, 45.08155632019043 -48.88253021240234, 44.4600772857666 -49.17780303955078, 43.77555274963379 -49.41276168823242, 43.4062671661377 -49.50643157958984, 43.2081127166748 -49.4947338104248, 42.78478813171387 -49.38345336914062, 41.83905982971191 -49.38345336914062, 41.55984306335449 -49.31304168701172, 41.52381706237793 -49.18369102478027, 41.46977424621582 -48.96538352966309, 41.28963661193848 -48.56762504577637, 41.24460029602051 -48.39448356628418, 40.99240684509277 -48.04642486572266, 40.83028221130371 -47.81105613708496, 40.56007194519043 -47.64748001098633, 40.2358226776123 -47.51381492614746, 39.82150459289551 -47.40419960021973, 39.57831764221191 -47.29435539245605, 39.33513069152832 -47.23934745788574, 39.19101905822754 -47.15979194641113, 39.07392692565918 -46.9695987701416, 39.04690742492676 -46.79106140136719, 39.00187110900879 -46.63667297363281, 38.74967765808105 -46.46323394775391, 38.61457252502441 -46.41357803344727, 38.44344139099121 -46.18333053588867, 38.46145439147949 -46.12093544006348, 38.52450370788574 -46.07721710205078, 38.79471397399902 -46.05221939086914, 39.58732414245605 -46.23942565917969, 40.15476036071777 -46.43220329284668, 41.02843284606934 -46.6984806060791, 41.53282356262207 -46.84653282165527, 41.76700401306152 -46.88348197937012, 42.26238441467285 -47.06171226501465, 42.81180763244629 -47.17203903198242, 43.28917503356934 -47.31878471374512, 43.63144111633301 -47.45294570922852, 43.98270988464355 -47.49556159973145, 44.45107078552246 -47.6292724609375)))
Northernmost Latitude	-45.83 °
Southernmost Latitude	-49.87 °
Easternmost Longitude	313.94 °
Westernmost Longitude	322.12 °
Diameter	195.45 km
Center Latitude	-47.98 °
Center Longitude	317.81 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((46.06 -45.83000000001906, 37.88 -45.83000000001906, 37.88 -49.86999999996559, 46.06 -49.86999999996559, 46.06 -45.83000000001906)))
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	1985
Origin	Where Io was captured by Zeus.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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