Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Belenus Patera on Io

Belenus Patera

Feature Name Belenus Patera
Clean Name Belenus Patera
Feature ID 667
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 3.21 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.63 °
Easternmost Longitude 157.39 °
Westernmost Longitude 158.08 °
Diameter 22.13 km
Center Latitude 2.93 °
Center Longitude 157.73 °
Northernmost Latitude 3.21 °
Southernmost Latitude 2.58 °
Easternmost Longitude 157.34 °
Westernmost Longitude 158.04 °
Diameter 23.01 km
Center Latitude 2.90 °
Center Longitude 157.72 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Celtic
Quad -
Reference [157] - Great Figures of Mythology, by Peter Clayton: Crescent Books, New York, 1990.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Origin Celtic fire and sun god.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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