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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
1010	Capaneus Mensa	Capaneus Mensa	Io	288.08	-16.82	121.40	-12.32	-20.24	117.32	124.69	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Italy	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	2000	[156]	The great blasphemer in Dante's "The Inferno."	Oct 01, 2006
1709	Echo Mensa	Echo Mensa	Io	205.05	-79.92	354.53	-77.99	-81.76	-21.24	13.60	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	1985	[19]	Mother of Iynx.	Apr 09, 2009
1813	Epaphus Mensa	Epaphus Mensa	Io	126.26	-53.05	239.95	-51.42	-54.43	236.94	242.95	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	1985	[19]	"Child of touch," son of Io and Zeus.	Apr 09, 2009
2470	Hermes Mensa	Hermes Mensa	Io	133.30	-43.65	246.34	-41.93	-44.95	243.70	248.97	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	1997	[83]	Freed Io from Argus.	Oct 01, 2006
2771	Iynx Mensa	Iynx Mensa	Io	116.97	-62.28	304.00	-60.96	-63.24	300.63	307.43	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	1985	[19]	Cast a spell on Zeus so he fell in love with Io.	Apr 09, 2009
4571	Pan Mensa	Pan Mensa	Io	287.48	-51.80	30.86	-47.26	-56.22	26.77	37.70	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	1985	[19]	Father of Iynx.	Apr 09, 2009
4837	Prometheus Mensa	Prometheus Mensa	Io	178.70	-2.49	152.17	0.32	-5.18	150.93	153.50	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	2006	[1]	Greek fire god.	Oct 01, 2006
5905	Telegonus Mensae	Telegonus Mensae	Io	329.50	-52.37	115.37	-48.53	-57.04	108.36	125.02	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Europe	Greek	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	2000	[1]	Egyptian king whom Io married.	Oct 01, 2006
6160	Tvashtar Mensae	Tvashtar Mensae	Io	293.00	61.60	119.94	66.02	56.86	112.26	126.89	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360	Asia	India	Mensa, mensae	MN	-	Approved	2006	[1]	Indian sun god and smith who forged the thunderbolt of the thunder god Indra.	Oct 01, 2006

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