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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Steropes Patera on Io

Steropes Patera

Feature Name	Steropes Patera
Clean Name	Steropes Patera
Feature ID	5702
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	15.74 °
Southernmost Latitude	15.32 °
Easternmost Longitude	138.55 °
Westernmost Longitude	139.11 °
Diameter	20.00 km
Center Latitude	15.54 °
Center Longitude	138.85 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((221.45 15.7399999999673, 220.89 15.7399999999673, 220.89 15.32000000001121, 221.45 15.32000000001121, 221.45 15.7399999999673)))
Northernmost Latitude	15.82 °
Southernmost Latitude	15.19 °
Easternmost Longitude	138.55 °
Westernmost Longitude	139.28 °
Diameter	27.74 km
Center Latitude	15.50 °
Center Longitude	138.92 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((220.9902057647705 15.21018028259277, 220.7854671478271 15.19090461730957, 220.7255420684814 15.22945213317871, 220.71555519104 15.31616401672363, 220.7305355072021 15.50872611999512, 220.7405223846436 15.5953197479248, 220.7704830169678 15.65783882141113, 220.9852123260498 15.74917793273926, 221.1799640655518 15.80684471130371, 221.3347644805908 15.82125663757324, 221.4296436309814 15.77801322937012, 221.4496212005615 15.7347583770752, 221.4496212005615 15.66264915466309, 221.4046764373779 15.58089256286621, 221.3597354888916 15.4798526763916, 221.2948169708252 15.3691349029541, 221.2348918914795 15.30171394348145, 221.1250324249268 15.23908805847168, 220.9902057647705 15.21018028259277)))
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	2003
Origin	One of the Greek Cyclops who created thunderbolts for Zeus.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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