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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Catena, catenae: Tvashtar Catena on Io

[Tvashtar Catena]

Feature Name	[Tvashtar Catena]
Clean Name	Tvashtar Catena
Feature ID	6159
Target	Io
Feature Type	Catena, catenae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	66.14 °
Southernmost Latitude	58.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	115.81 °
Westernmost Longitude	131.82 °
Diameter	306.19 km
Center Latitude	62.76 °
Center Longitude	123.53 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((244.19 66.1399999999566, 228.18 66.1399999999566, 228.18 58.67999999997495, 244.19 58.67999999997495, 244.19 66.1399999999566)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	India
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Indian sun god and smith who forged the thunderbolt of the thunder god Indra. (Changed to Tvashtar Paterae.)
Last Updated	Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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