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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Balder Patera
Clean Name Balder Patera
Feature ID 573
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 12.13 °
Southmost Latitude 10.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.82 °
Westmost Longitude 156.41 °
Diameter 42.00 km
Center Latitude 11.44 °
Center Longitude 156.10 °
Northmost Latitude 12.05 °
Southmost Latitude 10.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 155.90 °
Westmost Longitude 156.42 °
Diameter 36.95 km
Center Latitude 11.46 °
Center Longitude 156.16 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Norse
Origin Norse god of light.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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