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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Namarrkun Patera
Clean Name Namarrkun Patera
Feature ID 4124
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 10.25 °
Southmost Latitude 9.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.28 °
Westmost Longitude 175.79 °
Diameter 16.69 km
Center Latitude 10.06 °
Center Longitude 175.52 °
Northmost Latitude 10.25 °
Southmost Latitude 9.82 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.28 °
Westmost Longitude 175.80 °
Diameter 17.02 km
Center Latitude 10.06 °
Center Longitude 175.52 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Australia
Origin Australian "lightning man" who made lightning and thunder by striking clouds with stone axes attached to his elbows and knees.
Reference [158] - Kakadu, Looking After the Country-the Gagudju Way, by S. Breeden and B. Wright: Prentice Hall, Paramus, New Jersey, 1990.
Updated Jul 23, 2024 8:51 PM

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