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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Balder Patera on Io

Balder Patera

Feature Name	Balder Patera
Clean Name	Balder Patera
Feature ID	573
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	12.13 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.79 °
Easternmost Longitude	155.82 °
Westernmost Longitude	156.41 °
Diameter	42.00 km
Center Latitude	11.44 °
Center Longitude	156.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((204.18 12.1300000000299, 203.59 12.1300000000299, 203.59 10.78999999999364, 204.18 10.78999999999364, 204.18 12.1300000000299)))
Northernmost Latitude	12.05 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.89 °
Easternmost Longitude	155.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	156.42 °
Diameter	36.95 km
Center Latitude	11.46 °
Center Longitude	156.16 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((203.9402980804443 10.9186840057373, 203.8546695709229 10.88900947570801, 203.7791156768799 10.89395713806152, 203.7186717987061 10.96319389343262, 203.6884479522705 11.0571346282959, 203.6733379364014 11.2399845123291, 203.5776348114014 11.4474048614502, 203.5776348114014 11.71879768371582, 203.6330432891846 11.87657737731934, 203.6834125518799 11.97514152526855, 203.7791156768799 12.04903984069824, 203.9755573272705 11.87164497375488, 204.0561466217041 11.72373008728027, 204.0964450836182 11.43753242492676, 204.0863704681396 11.1559886932373, 204.0259265899658 11.01263999938965, 203.9402980804443 10.9186840057373)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Norse
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	Norse god of light.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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