Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Asha Patera on Io

Asha Patera

Feature Name Asha Patera
Clean Name Asha Patera
Feature ID 421
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -7.41 °
Southernmost Latitude -10.60 °
Easternmost Longitude 224.16 °
Westernmost Longitude 227.32 °
Diameter 108.33 km
Center Latitude -8.84 °
Center Longitude 225.69 °
Northernmost Latitude -7.33 °
Southernmost Latitude -10.54 °
Easternmost Longitude 224.07 °
Westernmost Longitude 227.16 °
Diameter 117.97 km
Center Latitude -8.84 °
Center Longitude 225.58 °
Continent Asia
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Persian
Quad -
Reference [27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Persian spirit of fire.
Last Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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