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Planetary Names: Eruptive center: Thor on Io

Thor

Feature Name	Thor
Clean Name	Thor
Feature ID	5978
Target	Io
Feature Type	Eruptive center
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	41.76 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.24 °
Easternmost Longitude	128.17 °
Westernmost Longitude	136.76 °
Diameter	240.30 km
Center Latitude	39.20 °
Center Longitude	133.12 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((228.0876064300537 40.98103523254395, 229.1487560272217 40.49230003356934, 230.4803943634033 40.57137107849121, 231.562349319458 40.27040672302246, 231.8328380584717 39.7764720916748, 231.7079982757568 39.06927680969238, 231.1045970916748 38.5829906463623, 229.4816646575928 38.28962898254395, 227.6506595611572 37.71579551696777, 226.4438648223877 37.15406608581543, 224.9249629974365 36.47109794616699, 224.2799510955811 36.28682899475098, 223.6141338348389 36.23649787902832, 223.2604160308838 36.42088508605957, 223.2396106719971 36.72167015075684, 223.5725193023682 38.85896110534668, 223.9886569976807 40.28627967834473, 224.8001232147217 41.23187828063965, 225.4035205841064 41.7617359161377, 226.4854793548584 41.71515846252441, 227.5050144195557 41.48176383972168, 228.0876064300537 40.98103523254395)))
Northernmost Latitude	41.74 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.21 °
Easternmost Longitude	128.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	136.78 °
Diameter	239.44 km
Center Latitude	39.15 °
Center Longitude	133.14 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((231.88 41.74000000004199, 223.22 41.74000000004199, 223.22 36.209999999968, 231.88 36.209999999968, 231.88 41.74000000004199)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Norse
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	2006
Origin	Norse god of thunder.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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