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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Maui
Clean Name Maui
Feature ID 3753
Target Io
Feature Type Eruptive center

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 20.90 °
Southmost Latitude 17.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.43 °
Westmost Longitude 123.18 °
Diameter 110.75 km
Center Latitude 19.53 °
Center Longitude 122.31 °
Northmost Latitude 20.86 °
Southmost Latitude 17.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 120.61 °
Westmost Longitude 123.20 °
Diameter 109.89 km
Center Latitude 19.69 °
Center Longitude 122.28 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Oceania
Culture Hawaii
Origin Hawaiian demigod who sought fire from Mafuike.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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