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

Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Nusku Patera on Io

Nusku Patera

Feature Name	Nusku Patera
Clean Name	Nusku Patera
Feature ID	4363
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-62.85 °
Southernmost Latitude	-66.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	1.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	6.79 °
Diameter	127.99 km
Center Latitude	-64.96 °
Center Longitude	3.61 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((357.5862827301025 -66.63371276855469, 357.2260761260986 -66.80471992492676, 356.6681156158447 -66.79299545288086, 355.6705532073975 -66.7237434387207, 355.0520038604736 -66.64255523681641, 354.6233882904053 -66.49220085144043, 354.0427837371826 -66.35870170593262, 353.574426651001 -66.17250823974609, 353.3887538909912 -66.07797241210938, 353.2091960906982 -65.91592216491699, 353.2791156768799 -65.67392921447754, 353.4343128204346 -65.49142074584961, 353.6514377593994 -65.34246253967285, 354.1618061065674 -65.1146297454834, 354.4247379302979 -64.857177734375, 354.4792461395264 -64.55467414855957, 354.4814167022705 -64.29296875, 354.4737873077393 -64.20138740539551, 354.5967540740967 -63.957275390625, 354.707799911499 -63.62795257568359, 354.7807865142822 -63.2733097076416, 354.8929462432861 -63.04784774780273, 354.9680805206299 -62.93595504760742, 355.1924686431885 -62.87221336364746, 355.4478397369385 -62.85154151916504, 355.8323841094971 -62.84680366516113, 356.1957378387451 -62.89456748962402, 356.4829540252686 -63.02364730834961, 356.8070697784424 -63.20130920410156, 357.2894420623779 -63.45412635803223, 357.6823024749756 -63.59478378295898, 358.1155071258545 -63.80136108398438, 358.4420566558838 -64.0598087310791, 358.6100978851318 -64.27364921569824, 358.6296520233154 -64.42535400390625, 358.6319561004639 -64.63763046264648, 358.6482410430908 -64.85629653930664, 358.6671657562256 -65.29403877258301, 358.5073299407959 -65.52363395690918, 358.1492557525635 -65.78125953674316, 358.0373210906982 -66.05416297912598, 357.8393154144287 -66.40543365478516, 357.5862827301025 -66.63371276855469)))
Northernmost Latitude	-62.89 °
Southernmost Latitude	-66.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	1.25 °
Westernmost Longitude	6.83 °
Diameter	124.31 km
Center Latitude	-65.01 °
Center Longitude	3.82 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((358.75 -62.88999999997196, 353.17 -62.88999999997196, 353.17 -66.80000000003669, 358.75 -66.80000000003669, 358.75 -62.88999999997196)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Assyrian
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Assyrian fire god.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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