Planetary Names

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International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Shamash Patera on Io

Shamash Patera

Feature Name	Shamash Patera
Clean Name	Shamash Patera
Feature ID	5462
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-31.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.17 °
Easternmost Longitude	150.02 °
Westernmost Longitude	155.08 °
Diameter	205.30 km
Center Latitude	-34.99 °
Center Longitude	152.59 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((209.98 -31.90000000000546, 204.92 -31.90000000000546, 204.92 -38.16999999999712, 209.98 -38.16999999999712, 209.98 -31.90000000000546)))
Northernmost Latitude	-34.01 °
Southernmost Latitude	-37.34 °
Easternmost Longitude	151.04 °
Westernmost Longitude	154.15 °
Diameter	112.98 km
Center Latitude	-35.49 °
Center Longitude	152.53 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Assyro-Babylonian
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	Assyro-Babylonian sun god.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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