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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
234	Amirani	Amirani	Io	415.23	25.02	115.18	31.96	18.94	111.98	117.14	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	Georgia	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[18]	Georgian god of fire.		Apr 09, 2009
2915	Kanehekili	Kanehekili	Io	0.00	-17.46	33.36	-17.46	-17.46	33.36	33.36	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	Hawaii	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1997	[147]	Hawaiian thunder god.		Oct 01, 2006
3458	Loki	Loki	Io	0.00	18.41	302.58	18.41	18.41	302.58	302.58	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Norse	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[1]	Norse blacksmith, trickster god.		Oct 01, 2006
3661	Marduk	Marduk	Io	370.15	-29.64	209.90	-23.85	-34.31	204.31	214.89	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	Akkadian (Accadian)	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[1]	Sumero-Akkadian fire god.		Apr 09, 2009
3744	Masubi	Masubi	Io	509.10	-50.29	57.30	-42.28	-57.96	48.96	62.07	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	Japan	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[1]	Japanese fire god.		Oct 01, 2006
3753	Maui	Maui	Io	109.89	19.69	122.28	20.86	17.70	120.61	123.20	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	Hawaii	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[1]	Hawaiian demigod who sought fire from Mafuike.		Apr 09, 2009
4638	Pele	Pele	Io	0.00	-18.71	255.28	-18.71	-18.71	255.28	255.28	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Oceania	Hawaii	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[1]	Hawaiian goddess of the volcano.		Apr 09, 2009
4836	Prometheus	Prometheus	Io	438.79	-1.52	153.94	5.00	-8.00	147.32	160.58	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[1]	Greek fire god.		Apr 09, 2009
16212	[Shen Yi]	Shen Yi	Io	0.00	-55.00	290.00	-	-	-	-	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	China	Eruptive center	ER	-	Dropped	May 15, 2023	[431]	Chinese sun god.	Name changed to Xihe on 4 August 2023. Shen Yi/Hou Yi shown to be not a sun god, but the 'Divine Archer' who shot down the nine suns in Chinese myth.	Aug 04, 2023
5770	Surt	Surt	Io	0.00	45.37	337.21	45.37	45.37	337.21	337.21	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Iceland	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[27]	Icelandic volcano god.		Oct 01, 2006
5978	Thor	Thor	Io	240.30	39.20	133.12	41.76	36.24	128.17	136.76	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Norse	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	2006	[1]	Norse god of thunder.		Oct 01, 2006
16173	Tonatiuh	Tonatiuh	Io	0.00	52.00	77.00	-	-	-	-	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	North America	Aztec	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	Mar 10, 2023	[431]	Aztec sun god.		Mar 20, 2023
6433	Volund	Volund	Io	427.26	29.33	171.75	33.80	21.47	166.13	177.35	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Germany	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1979	[27]	Germanic supreme smith of the gods.		Apr 09, 2009
16254	Xihe	Xihe	Io	0.00	-55.00	290.00	-	-	-	-	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	China	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	Aug 04, 2023	[766]	Chinese sun goddess, "Mother of the Ten Suns."	Feature originally named Shen Yi on 16 May 2023, changed to Xihe on 4 August 2023.	Aug 04, 2023
6697	Zamama	Zamama	Io	198.00	18.70	172.29	19.79	17.36	168.98	175.57	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	Babylon	Eruptive center	ER	-	Approved	1997	[83]	Babylonian sun, corn, and war god.		Oct 01, 2006

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