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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Masaya Patera on Io

Masaya Patera

Feature Name	Masaya Patera
Clean Name	Masaya Patera
Feature ID	3737
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-21.77 °
Southernmost Latitude	-23.45 °
Easternmost Longitude	343.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	345.15 °
Diameter	55.09 km
Center Latitude	-22.62 °
Center Longitude	344.49 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((16.2 -21.76999999995427, 14.85 -21.76999999995427, 14.85 -23.44999999999379, 16.2 -23.44999999999379, 16.2 -21.76999999995427)))
Northernmost Latitude	-21.71 °
Southernmost Latitude	-23.54 °
Easternmost Longitude	343.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	345.36 °
Diameter	61.86 km
Center Latitude	-22.62 °
Center Longitude	344.58 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((15.31144523620605 -23.52363395690918, 15.18893623352051 -23.53912734985352, 15.04952430725098 -23.52363395690918, 14.94391059875488 -23.45389366149902, 14.82139778137207 -23.30265998840332, 14.74958229064941 -23.18621063232422, 14.63551902770996 -22.68822479248047, 14.6904354095459 -22.26272583007812, 14.75380516052246 -22.14538764953613, 14.89743995666504 -21.93785095214844, 15.04952430725098 -21.83592987060547, 15.21850776672363 -21.73785972595215, 15.53534889221191 -21.73001098632812, 15.81416893005371 -21.71038818359375, 15.94935417175293 -21.81632041931152, 16.0253963470459 -21.90257835388184, 16.08876609802246 -22.11408042907715, 16.1859302520752 -22.39949607849121, 16.1986026763916 -22.66093826293945, 16.1352367401123 -22.7427806854248, 15.96625328063965 -23.00357055664062, 15.78037452697754 -23.26773643493652, 15.59871482849121 -23.40350151062012, 15.45930671691895 -23.48489379882812, 15.31144523620605 -23.52363395690918)))
Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Nicaragua
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	Nicaraguan smith god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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