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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Danube Planum
Clean Name Danube Planum
Feature ID 1407
Target Io
Feature Type Planum, plana

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -19.18 °
Southmost Latitude -26.16 °
Eastmost Longitude 253.95 °
Westmost Longitude 261.26 °
Diameter 244.22 km
Center Latitude -22.73 °
Center Longitude 257.44 °
Northmost Latitude -18.98 °
Southmost Latitude -25.58 °
Eastmost Longitude 253.78 °
Westmost Longitude 261.25 °
Diameter 248.03 km
Center Latitude -22.58 °
Center Longitude 258.01 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Where Io passed by in her wanderings.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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