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Planetary Names: Mensa, mensae: Tvashtar Mensae on Io

Tvashtar Mensae

Feature Name	Tvashtar Mensae
Clean Name	Tvashtar Mensae
Feature ID	6160
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mensa, mensae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	66.02 °
Southernmost Latitude	56.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	112.26 °
Westernmost Longitude	126.89 °
Diameter	293.00 km
Center Latitude	61.60 °
Center Longitude	119.94 °
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Northernmost Latitude	67.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	56.85 °
Easternmost Longitude	112.33 °
Westernmost Longitude	126.17 °
Diameter	326.40 km
Center Latitude	61.60 °
Center Longitude	119.94 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((247.67 67.11000000004888, 233.83 67.11000000004888, 233.83 56.84999999997097, 247.67 56.84999999997097, 247.67 67.11000000004888)))
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	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Indian sun god and smith who forged the thunderbolt of the thunder god Indra.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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