Mithra Patera
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Mithra Patera
Mithra Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 34 kilometers in diameter and is located at 59°00′S 266°28′W / 59.0°S 266.46°W. It is named after the Persian god of light, Mithra. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985.[1][2] To the north is Silpian Mons, and to the east is Pyerun Patera. Located southwest is Viracocha Patera.[3]
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- ^ "IO NOMENCLATURE". lnfm1.sai.msu.su. http://lnfm1.sai.msu.su/neb/rw/natsat/jup_sat/io/patera.htm. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
- ^ "USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureNameDetail.jsp?feature=64102. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
- ^ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.
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