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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Menahka Patera
Clean Name Menahka Patera
Feature ID 3833
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -31.19 °
Southmost Latitude -31.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 344.60 °
Westmost Longitude 344.90 °
Diameter 9.15 km
Center Latitude -31.31 °
Center Longitude 344.75 °
Northmost Latitude -31.11 °
Southmost Latitude -31.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 344.55 °
Westmost Longitude 345.22 °
Diameter 19.23 km
Center Latitude -31.34 °
Center Longitude 344.84 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent North America
Culture Mandan
Origin Mandan (USA) name for the sun.
Reference [26] - North American Indian Mythology, by Cottie Burland: Paul Hamlyn Pub. Group Ltd., London, 1968.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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