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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mbali Patera
Clean Name Mbali Patera
Feature ID 3773
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -31.02 °
Southmost Latitude -32.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 4.38 °
Westmost Longitude 5.78 °
Diameter 40.70 km
Center Latitude -31.50 °
Center Longitude 5.06 °
Northmost Latitude -30.68 °
Southmost Latitude -32.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 4.14 °
Westmost Longitude 5.78 °
Diameter 49.80 km
Center Latitude -31.43 °
Center Longitude 4.96 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Africa
Ethnicity Pygmy
Origin Pygmy word representing fire itself.
Reference [30] - Comparative Cultures: Human Relations Area File Inc., New Haven, Conn.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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