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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Uta Patera
Clean Name Uta Patera
Feature ID 6254
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -35.33 °
Southmost Latitude -36.42 °
Eastmost Longitude 21.81 °
Westmost Longitude 23.01 °
Diameter 36.03 km
Center Latitude -35.86 °
Center Longitude 22.40 °
Northmost Latitude -35.35 °
Southmost Latitude -36.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 22.02 °
Westmost Longitude 23.01 °
Diameter 33.84 km
Center Latitude -35.86 °
Center Longitude 22.52 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Asia
Culture Sumerian
Origin Sumerian sun god.
Reference [28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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