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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Talos Paterae
Clean Name Talos Paterae
Feature ID 5839
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -26.18 °
Southmost Latitude -26.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 354.28 °
Westmost Longitude 355.20 °
Diameter 28.00 km
Center Latitude -26.35 °
Center Longitude 354.76 °
Northmost Latitude -25.79 °
Southmost Latitude -26.28 °
Eastmost Longitude 354.23 °
Westmost Longitude 355.26 °
Diameter 28.80 km
Center Latitude -26.39 °
Center Longitude 354.75 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Nephew of Daedalus; also a blacksmith.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Aug 06, 2012 9:24 AM
Additional Information Name changed from Talos Patera to Talos Paterae August 3, 2012.

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