Maui Patera
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Highest resolution image of Maui Patera, acquired by Galileo during an encounter with Io in October 1999
Maui Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 38 kilometers in diameter and is located at 16°37′N 124°14′W / 16.61°N 124.23°W[1]Coordinates: 16°37′N 124°14′W / 16.61°N 124.23°W[1]. It is named after Māui, a Hawaiian demigod that sought fire from Mafuike. Its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1] It is located southwest of the eruptive center , south of , and southwest of the volcano Amirani. Due east are Monan Patera, , and Ah Peku Patera.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Maui Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.
Categories:
- Volcanoes of Io (moon)