Planetary Names

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Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Zal Patera on Io

Zal Patera

Feature Name	Zal Patera
Clean Name	Zal Patera
Feature ID	6695
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	42.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	37.73 °
Easternmost Longitude	71.76 °
Westernmost Longitude	77.16 °
Diameter	168.11 km
Center Latitude	40.14 °
Center Longitude	74.46 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((285.7249050140381 41.80006980895996, 286.0315914154053 41.69328880310059, 286.7676410675049 41.69328880310059, 287.6263637542725 41.67801856994629, 287.8921566009521 41.55573844909668, 288.0148334503174 41.34118461608887, 288.0557231903076 40.94085121154785, 288.0557231903076 40.00769233703613, 288.0557231903076 39.69376182556152, 288.2397365570068 39.2676830291748, 288.2397365570068 39.04572486877441, 288.1170597076416 38.74337959289551, 287.9534931182861 38.56774711608887, 286.6040744781494 38.18306159973145, 286.2156047821045 38.08657264709473, 285.990701675415 38.03827857971191, 285.7862415313721 37.8932056427002, 285.4182186126709 37.74785041809082, 284.968412399292 37.73167991638184, 284.3959293365479 37.90934181213379, 283.7007732391357 38.03827857971191, 283.1896266937256 38.32755851745605, 282.9851703643799 38.67956352233887, 282.9851703643799 39.5204906463623, 282.8420505523682 40.05465888977051, 282.8420505523682 40.83265113830566, 282.9647235870361 41.38722038269043, 283.2714099884033 42.05865669250488, 283.3940868377686 42.48227882385254, 283.6394367218018 42.72307014465332, 283.9461231231689 42.8131275177002, 284.6412792205811 42.8131275177002, 285.1115322113037 42.75310325622559, 285.4386653900146 42.6027889251709, 285.5817852020264 42.31619453430176, 285.6022319793701 41.98270988464355, 285.7249050140381 41.80006980895996)))
Northernmost Latitude	42.75 °
Southernmost Latitude	37.76 °
Easternmost Longitude	71.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	77.24 °
Diameter	165.94 km
Center Latitude	40.25 °
Center Longitude	74.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((288.2 42.74999999995701, 282.76 42.74999999995701, 282.76 37.75999999997039, 288.2 37.75999999997039, 288.2 42.74999999995701)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Iran
Quad	-
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Iranian sun god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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