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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Taranis Patera on Io

Taranis Patera

Feature Name	Taranis Patera
Clean Name	Taranis Patera
Feature ID	5867
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-69.99 °
Southernmost Latitude	-72.78 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.18 °
Westernmost Longitude	31.94 °
Diameter	130.67 km
Center Latitude	-71.37 °
Center Longitude	25.53 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((340.82 -69.98999999998892, 328.06 -69.98999999998892, 328.06 -72.77999999997753, 340.82 -72.77999999997753, 340.82 -69.98999999998892)))
Northernmost Latitude	-69.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	-72.54 °
Easternmost Longitude	23.61 °
Westernmost Longitude	31.89 °
Diameter	95.76 km
Center Latitude	-71.12 °
Center Longitude	27.97 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((332.490026473999 -72.4983024597168, 331.92746925354 -72.53560066223145, 331.4165706634521 -72.49904441833496, 331.0453701019287 -72.44926261901855, 330.5325450897217 -72.26925468444824, 330.0447597503662 -72.24288749694824, 329.4556789398193 -72.20855331420898, 328.9602603912354 -72.10627174377441, 328.6131191253662 -71.6968879699707, 328.3473110198975 -71.40749549865723, 328.1364727020264 -71.15119552612305, 328.1081104278564 -70.85943222045898, 328.3226337432861 -70.78410720825195, 328.8345050811768 -70.72128295898438, 329.226842880249 -70.56352424621582, 330.0762805938721 -70.37850952148438, 330.3701229095459 -70.22574424743652, 331.3683948516846 -70.0105094909668, 331.8737697601318 -69.96632766723633, 332.3892574310303 -69.93424606323242, 332.9042415618896 -69.85547828674316, 334.1918315887451 -69.96287727355957, 335.1393146514893 -70.10488510131836, 336.0821590423584 -70.2056713104248, 336.386079788208 -70.27298164367676, 336.3294010162354 -70.34179306030273, 335.6777095794678 -70.63201904296875, 335.4643459320068 -70.93335914611816, 334.9569187164307 -71.16943168640137, 334.5892429351807 -71.34888076782227, 334.2750873565674 -71.60445022583008, 333.9150524139404 -72.11391258239746, 333.4569683074951 -72.25984191894531, 332.490026473999 -72.4983024597168)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Celtic
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	1985
Origin	Celtic thunder god.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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