Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Patera, paterae: Ātar Patera on Io

Ātar Patera

Feature Name	Ātar Patera
Clean Name	Atar Patera
Feature ID	6937
Target	Io
Feature Type	Patera, paterae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	32.25 °
Southernmost Latitude	29.93 °
Easternmost Longitude	277.03 °
Westernmost Longitude	280.19 °
Diameter	86.41 km
Center Latitude	31.10 °
Center Longitude	278.58 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((82.97 32.24999999998126, 79.81 32.24999999998126, 79.81 29.93000000003981, 82.97 29.93000000003981, 82.97 32.24999999998126)))
Northernmost Latitude	32.04 °
Southernmost Latitude	29.68 °
Easternmost Longitude	277.32 °
Westernmost Longitude	279.99 °
Diameter	80.01 km
Center Latitude	30.87 °
Center Longitude	278.65 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((81.37006568908691 29.69483757019043, 81.17032051086426 29.68399238586426, 80.8332462310791 29.80322456359863, 80.4212703704834 30.20323753356934, 80.10917091369629 30.58013725280762, 80.00929832458496 31.07327461242676, 80.0966854095459 31.58513450622559, 80.34636878967285 31.85062217712402, 80.67095375061035 31.99896430969238, 80.99554252624512 32.03072166442871, 81.2077693939209 32.04130363464355, 81.60726356506348 31.99896430969238, 82.06917381286621 31.85062217712402, 82.4062442779541 31.6489200592041, 82.60599327087402 31.43612861633301, 82.68089485168457 31.24420356750488, 82.66841316223145 30.67682075500488, 82.63096046447754 30.41878700256348, 82.53108787536621 30.1816577911377, 82.33134269714355 30.00883674621582, 82.19401741027832 29.9114933013916, 81.78204154968262 29.80322456359863, 81.37006568908691 29.69483757019043)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Iran
Quad	-
Reference	[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Iranian personification of fire.
Last Updated	Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM

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