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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Viracocha Patera on Io

Viracocha Patera

Feature Name	Viracocha Patera
Clean Name	Viracocha Patera
Feature ID	6398
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-61.03 °
Southernmost Latitude	-62.57 °
Easternmost Longitude	278.12 °
Westernmost Longitude	281.61 °
Diameter	59.30 km
Center Latitude	-61.77 °
Center Longitude	280.09 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((81.88 -61.03000000003189, 78.39 -61.03000000003189, 78.39 -62.57000000001502, 81.88 -62.57000000001502, 81.88 -61.03000000003189)))
Northernmost Latitude	-61.01 °
Southernmost Latitude	-62.59 °
Easternmost Longitude	278.06 °
Westernmost Longitude	281.76 °
Diameter	60.61 km
Center Latitude	-61.75 °
Center Longitude	280.07 °
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Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Inca
Quad	-
Reference	[7] - Nomads and Empire Builders: Native Peoples and Cultures of South America, by Carleton Beals: Citadel, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1965.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Qechua sun god.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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