Manua Patera (Io)

Hawaiian sun god.

Manua Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. To the southwest is Fuchi Patera, and to the east is Amaterasu Patera. (wikipedia entry)

A patera is an irregular crater, or a complex one with scalloped edges. Usually the dish-shaped depression atop a volcano. On Io they are named after words for fire, sun or thunder; volcano gods, heroes, goddesses or mythical blacksmiths.

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NW 552 km

Surt

MRV
8 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 22 Hours

N 1147 km

Vivasvant Patera

MRV
17 Hours 55 Minutes
Walking
20 Days 15 Hours

NE 477 km

Kinich Ahau Patera

MRV
7 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 14 Hours

W 981 km

Tiermes Patera

MRV
15 Hours 19 Minutes
Walking
17 Days 15 Hours

Manua Patera

35.91° N 38.18° E

E 488 km

Amaterasu Patera(last)

MRV
7 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 18 Hours

SW 267 km

Fuchi Patera(next)

MRV
4 Hours 10 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 19 Hours

S 838 km

Carancho Patera

MRV
13 Hours 6 Minutes
Walking
15 Days 2 Hours

SE 658 km

Loki Patera

MRV
10 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 20 Hours

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