Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Purgine Patera on Io

Purgine Patera

Feature Name	Purgine Patera
Clean Name	Purgine Patera
Feature ID	4875
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-2.13 °
Southernmost Latitude	-3.14 °
Easternmost Longitude	296.89 °
Westernmost Longitude	297.69 °
Diameter	35.74 km
Center Latitude	-2.61 °
Center Longitude	297.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((63.11 -2.129999999996983, 62.31 -2.129999999996983, 62.31 -3.140000000001629, 63.11 -3.140000000001629, 63.11 -2.129999999996983)))
Northernmost Latitude	-2.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	-2.63 °
Easternmost Longitude	296.97 °
Westernmost Longitude	297.54 °
Diameter	18.48 km
Center Latitude	-2.37 °
Center Longitude	297.26 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((62.80486869812012 -2.622470855712891, 62.7149829864502 -2.627458572387695, 62.61511039733887 -2.582563400268555, 62.49526023864746 -2.447864532470703, 62.45531272888184 -2.358057022094727, 62.47528648376465 -2.248287200927734, 62.64007759094238 -2.138505935668945, 62.81485557556152 -2.113555908203125, 62.93969535827637 -2.12852668762207, 63.01460075378418 -2.198387145996094, 63.03457450866699 -2.368036270141602, 62.99462699890137 -2.487775802612305, 62.89974784851074 -2.56260871887207, 62.80486869812012 -2.622470855712891)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Mordvinian
Quad	-
Reference	[51] - Letter from M. Ya. Marov to G. H. Pettengill, January 3, 1981.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Mordvinian (Russia) thunder god.
Last Updated	Dec 30, 2008 2:26 PM

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