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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Menahka Patera on Io

Menahka Patera

Feature Name	Menahka Patera
Clean Name	Menahka Patera
Feature ID	3833
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-31.19 °
Southernmost Latitude	-31.42 °
Easternmost Longitude	344.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	344.90 °
Diameter	9.15 km
Center Latitude	-31.31 °
Center Longitude	344.75 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((15.4 -31.19000000003396, 15.1 -31.19000000003396, 15.1 -31.42000000002917, 15.4 -31.42000000002917, 15.4 -31.19000000003396)))
Northernmost Latitude	-31.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	-31.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	344.55 °
Westernmost Longitude	345.22 °
Diameter	19.23 km
Center Latitude	-31.34 °
Center Longitude	344.84 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((15.41726493835449 -31.15694236755371, 15.42280387878418 -31.26590919494629, 15.44911766052246 -31.32271003723145, 15.45050239562988 -31.49055099487305, 15.42972755432129 -31.49527359008789, 15.20261192321777 -31.49173164367676, 14.82731437683105 -31.49173164367676, 14.80100059509277 -31.43621253967285, 14.78161430358887 -31.31916236877441, 14.89655494689941 -31.25762176513672, 15.04750633239746 -31.2588062286377, 15.15829658508301 -31.16286659240723, 15.30093574523926 -31.10952568054199, 15.41726493835449 -31.15694236755371)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Mandan
Quad	-
Reference	[26] - North American Indian Mythology, by Cottie Burland: Paul Hamlyn Pub. Group Ltd., London, 1968.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Mandan (USA) name for the sun.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Menahka Patera

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