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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Olafat Patera
Clean Name Olafat Patera
Feature ID 16222
Target Io
Feature Type Patera, paterae

Location


Voyager/Galileo SSI
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -60.93 °
Southmost Latitude -64.39 °
Eastmost Longitude 241.83 °
Westmost Longitude 246.95 °
Diameter 119.00 km
Center Latitude -62.66 °
Center Longitude 244.39 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 26, 2023
Continent Oceania
Ethnicity Caroline Is.
Origin Caroline Islands (Micronesia) fire-bringing demigod, the great trickster, similar to Polynesian Maui.
Reference [731] - Thematic Guide to World Mythology, by Lorena Stookey: Greenwood Press, 2004.
Updated Jul 12, 2023 4:53 PM

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