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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Shakuru Patera
Clean Name Shakuru Patera
Feature ID 5458
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 25.46 °
Southmost Latitude 22.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 264.92 °
Westmost Longitude 266.42 °
Diameter 110.22 km
Center Latitude 24.00 °
Center Longitude 265.90 °
Northmost Latitude 25.35 °
Southmost Latitude 22.27 °
Eastmost Longitude 264.90 °
Westmost Longitude 266.45 °
Diameter 105.01 km
Center Latitude 24.12 °
Center Longitude 265.74 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent North America
Ethnicity Pawnee
Origin Pawnee (USA) sun god of the East; gives light and heat.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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