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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Media Regio
Clean Name Media Regio
Feature ID 3793
Target Io
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 39.63 °
Southmost Latitude -25.24 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.46 °
Westmost Longitude 100.49 °
Diameter 2654.02 km
Center Latitude 8.65 °
Center Longitude 59.43 °
Northmost Latitude 38.99 °
Southmost Latitude -24.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 14.79 °
Westmost Longitude 100.31 °
Diameter 2627.92 km
Center Latitude 10.62 °
Center Longitude 59.90 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek; Io passed through this part of Iran in her wanderings.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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