Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Mentu Patera on Io

Mentu Patera

Feature Name	Mentu Patera
Clean Name	Mentu Patera
Feature ID	3845
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	8.64 °
Southernmost Latitude	5.54 °
Easternmost Longitude	137.88 °
Westernmost Longitude	140.85 °
Diameter	103.00 km
Center Latitude	7.00 °
Center Longitude	139.36 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((222.12 8.640000000004774, 219.15 8.640000000004774, 219.15 5.540000000003205, 222.12 5.540000000003205, 222.12 8.640000000004774)))
Northernmost Latitude	8.61 °
Southernmost Latitude	5.52 °
Easternmost Longitude	137.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	140.86 °
Diameter	101.65 km
Center Latitude	7.01 °
Center Longitude	139.39 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((220.6087894439697 5.600954055786133, 220.5089168548584 5.52018928527832, 220.4028034210205 5.526403427124023, 220.1156673431396 5.656862258911133, 219.684965133667 5.718976974487305, 219.3978328704834 5.75623893737793, 219.2605075836182 5.824552536010742, 219.17311668396 5.936319351196289, 219.1356678009033 6.079095840454102, 219.1793613433838 6.302499771118164, 219.316686630249 6.550615310668945, 219.4727382659912 6.891565322875977, 219.6287899017334 7.21369743347168, 219.8160495758057 7.504655838012695, 219.9845867156982 7.801607131958008, 220.146879196167 8.123064041137695, 220.2654781341553 8.345460891723633, 220.35910987854 8.462785720825195, 220.4901905059814 8.549215316772461, 220.6400012969971 8.59242057800293, 220.8022937774658 8.610937118530273, 220.9708309173584 8.52452278137207, 221.2517223358154 8.320756912231445, 221.5825519561768 7.99327278137207, 221.8197498321533 7.75831413269043, 222.0132541656494 7.405630111694336, 222.0756740570068 7.257043838500977, 222.1006412506104 7.034074783325195, 222.0631885528564 6.891565322875977, 222.000768661499 6.798604965209961, 221.7573299407959 6.649824142456055, 221.420259475708 6.414167404174805, 221.1580905914307 6.203222274780273, 220.8709583282471 5.973569869995117, 220.7336330413818 5.793500900268555, 220.6087894439697 5.600954055786133)))
Continent	Africa
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Egypt
Quad	-
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Egyptian god of the rising sun.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Get help using the map above.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected in the feature boundaries in the map above. Only the primary control network feature boundaries (in green) are displayed on the map.

Mentu Patera

PDF Maps of Io