Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Tawhaki Patera on Io

Tawhaki Patera

Feature Name Tawhaki Patera
Clean Name Tawhaki Patera
Feature ID 5886
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 4.03 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.78 °
Easternmost Longitude 75.59 °
Westernmost Longitude 76.87 °
Diameter 47.42 km
Center Latitude 3.39 °
Center Longitude 76.21 °
Northernmost Latitude 3.98 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.69 °
Easternmost Longitude 75.44 °
Westernmost Longitude 76.88 °
Diameter 49.85 km
Center Latitude 3.32 °
Center Longitude 76.18 °
Continent Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 New Zealand
Quad -
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Origin Māori lightening god.
Last Updated Dec 01, 2010 9:42 AM

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