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Planetary Names: Eruptive center: Pele on Io

Pele

Feature Name	Pele
Clean Name	Pele
Feature ID	4638
Target	Io
Feature Type	Eruptive center
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-8.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	-30.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	257.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	258.00 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-18.71 °
Center Longitude	255.28 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((102.4 -8.099999999996525, 102 -8.099999999996525, 102 -30.50000000003223, 102.4 -30.50000000003223, 102.4 -8.099999999996525)))
Northernmost Latitude	-18.71 °
Southernmost Latitude	-18.71 °
Easternmost Longitude	255.28 °
Westernmost Longitude	255.28 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-18.71 °
Center Longitude	255.28 °
WKT String	POINT (104.72 -18.70999999999992)
Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Hawaii
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	Hawaiian goddess of the volcano.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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