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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bosphorus Regio
Clean Name Bosphorus Regio
Feature ID 833
Target Io
Feature Type Regio, regiones

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 17.61 °
Southmost Latitude -23.01 °
Eastmost Longitude 96.14 °
Westmost Longitude 145.88 °
Diameter 1607.21 km
Center Latitude -2.30 °
Center Longitude 120.57 °
Northmost Latitude 20.45 °
Southmost Latitude -22.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 96.18 °
Westmost Longitude 145.91 °
Diameter 1615.15 km
Center Latitude -1.58 °
Center Longitude 120.51 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin "Ford of the Cow"; Io wandered through here while trying to escape from the gadfly.
Reference [33] - Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heros, by Edith Hamilton: Little, Brown and Company, Boston, Mass., 1942.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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