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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Talos Paterae on Io

Talos Paterae

Feature Name	Talos Paterae
Clean Name	Talos Paterae
Feature ID	5839
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-26.18 °
Southernmost Latitude	-26.58 °
Easternmost Longitude	354.28 °
Westernmost Longitude	355.20 °
Diameter	28.00 km
Center Latitude	-26.35 °
Center Longitude	354.76 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((5.691106796264648 -26.40863609313965, 5.595396041870117 -26.43844985961914, 5.453908920288086 -26.43472290039062, 5.362356185913086 -26.38627243041992, 5.366518020629883 -26.2967700958252, 5.449747085571289 -26.21466445922852, 5.57874870300293 -26.18852806091309, 5.649492263793945 -26.21466445922852, 5.703588485717773 -26.25199127197266, 5.716073989868164 -26.31169128417969, 5.691106796264648 -26.40863609313965)), ((5.121000289916992 -26.53156471252441, 5.033609390258789 -26.5799560546875, 4.946222305297852 -26.56879043579102, 4.875478744506836 -26.50177574157715, 4.813058853149414 -26.40490913391113, 4.796411514282227 -26.31169128417969, 4.817216873168945 -26.2295970916748, 4.871316909790039 -26.19226264953613, 4.95454216003418 -26.18479347229004, 5.033609390258789 -26.19226264953613, 5.104352951049805 -26.21466445922852, 5.166772842407227 -26.29303932189941, 5.183420181274414 -26.42727088928223, 5.121000289916992 -26.53156471252441)))
Northernmost Latitude	-25.79 °
Southernmost Latitude	-26.28 °
Easternmost Longitude	354.23 °
Westernmost Longitude	355.26 °
Diameter	28.80 km
Center Latitude	-26.39 °
Center Longitude	354.75 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((5.769999999999982 -25.79098128484335, 4.740000000000009 -25.79098128484335, 4.740000000000009 -26.27650802931267, 5.769999999999982 -26.27650802931267, 5.769999999999982 -25.79098128484335))
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	1982
Origin	Nephew of Daedalus; also a blacksmith.
Last Updated	Aug 06, 2012 9:24 AM
Additional Information	Name changed from Talos Patera to Talos Paterae August 3, 2012.

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