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Planetary Names: Eruptive center: Maui on Io

Maui

Feature Name	Maui
Clean Name	Maui
Feature ID	3753
Target	Io
Feature Type	Eruptive center
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	20.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.58 °
Easternmost Longitude	120.43 °
Westernmost Longitude	123.18 °
Diameter	110.75 km
Center Latitude	19.53 °
Center Longitude	122.31 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((239.57 20.89999999996218, 236.82 20.89999999996218, 236.82 17.57999999999685, 239.57 17.57999999999685, 239.57 20.89999999996218)))
Northernmost Latitude	20.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	120.61 °
Westernmost Longitude	123.20 °
Diameter	109.89 km
Center Latitude	19.69 °
Center Longitude	122.28 °
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Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Hawaii
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	Hawaiian demigod who sought fire from Mafuike.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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