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Planetary Names: Mensa, mensae: Pan Mensa on Io
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Pan Mensa
Feature Name
Pan Mensa
Clean Name
Pan Mensa
Feature ID
4571
Target
Io
Feature Type
Mensa, mensae
Coordinate System
Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude
-47.26 °
Southernmost Latitude
-56.22 °
Easternmost Longitude
26.77 °
Westernmost Longitude
37.70 °
Diameter
287.48
km
Center Latitude
-51.80 °
Center Longitude
30.86 °
Northernmost Latitude
-47.23 °
Southernmost Latitude
-53.49 °
Easternmost Longitude
26.85 °
Westernmost Longitude
37.70 °
Diameter
218.09
km
Center Latitude
-50.88 °
Center Longitude
31.77 °
kml download
Pan Mensa.kml
Continent
Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Greek
Quad
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Reference
[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Approval Status
Adopted by IAU
Approval Date
1985
Origin
Father of Iynx.
Last Updated
Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM
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