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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	Last Updated
792	Boeotia Macula	Boeotia Macula	Europa	30.00	-53.60	166.80	-53.10	-54.30	166.20	167.50	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Macula, maculae	MA	-	Approved	1997	[19]	Place where Cadmus led cow before it stopped at site of Thebes.	Oct 01, 2006
1048	Castalia Macula	Castalia Macula	Europa	35.00	-1.60	225.70	-0.90	-2.20	225.10	226.20	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Macula, maculae	MA	-	Approved	2003	[19]	Greek; spring where Cadmus, brother of Europa, killed the dragon.	Oct 01, 2006
1361	Cyclades Macula	Cyclades Macula	Europa	107.00	-62.50	191.30	-60.70	-64.10	189.60	194.20	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Macula, maculae	MA	-	Approved	1997	[1]	Islands where Rhadamanthys reigned.	Oct 01, 2006
5967	Thera Macula	Thera Macula	Europa	95.00	-46.70	181.20	-44.90	-48.40	178.90	183.80	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Macula, maculae	MA	-	Approved	1979	[19]	Greek; place where Cadmus stopped in his search for Europa.	Oct 01, 2006
5984	Thrace Macula	Thrace Macula	Europa	180.20	-45.90	172.10	-42.40	-48.90	169.80	174.00	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Macula, maculae	MA	-	Approved	1979	[19]	Place in northern Greece where Cadmus stopped in his search for Europa.	Oct 01, 2006
6920	[Tyre Macula]	Tyre Macula	Europa	148.00	31.70	147.00	31.90	31.60	143.90	150.20	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Macula, maculae	MA	-	Dropped	1979	[19]	Greek; the seashore from which Zeus abducted Europa. Changed to Tyre.	Mar 01, 2007

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