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Planetary Names: Eruptive center: Prometheus on Io

Prometheus

Feature Name	Prometheus
Clean Name	Prometheus
Feature ID	4836
Target	Io
Feature Type	Eruptive center
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	4.97 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.98 °
Easternmost Longitude	147.30 °
Westernmost Longitude	160.58 °
Diameter	438.91 km
Center Latitude	-1.52 °
Center Longitude	153.94 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((212.7 4.970000000002354, 199.42 4.970000000002354, 199.42 -7.980000000001805, 212.7 -7.980000000001805, 212.7 4.970000000002354)))
Northernmost Latitude	5.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-8.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	147.32 °
Westernmost Longitude	160.58 °
Diameter	438.79 km
Center Latitude	-1.52 °
Center Longitude	153.94 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((208.1573314666748 -7.722103118896484, 206.7757587432861 -8.002414703369141, 204.3288707733154 -7.788076400756836, 202.5145130157471 -7.11137580871582, 201.1828746795654 -6.135860443115234, 199.917818069458 -4.627841949462891, 199.5349712371826 -3.116605758666992, 199.4184551239014 -0.9209003448486328, 200.0010471343994 1.159666061401367, 201.4824924468994 3.08912467956543, 203.2802066802979 4.417875289916992, 205.1611461639404 4.998498916625977, 207.924295425415 4.666772842407227, 210.0049800872803 3.786970138549805, 211.8026905059814 2.407445907592773, 212.6849040985107 0.2275981903076172, 212.6016750335693 -2.534725189208984, 211.7361087799072 -4.909835815429688, 209.9883365631104 -6.648658752441406, 208.1573314666748 -7.722103118896484)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
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	Greek fire god.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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