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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Taranis Patera
Clean Name Taranis Patera
Feature ID 5867
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -69.99 °
Southmost Latitude -72.78 °
Eastmost Longitude 19.18 °
Westmost Longitude 31.94 °
Diameter 130.67 km
Center Latitude -71.37 °
Center Longitude 25.53 °
Northmost Latitude -69.86 °
Southmost Latitude -72.54 °
Eastmost Longitude 23.61 °
Westmost Longitude 31.89 °
Diameter 95.76 km
Center Latitude -71.12 °
Center Longitude 27.97 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Celtic
Origin Celtic thunder god.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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