Asha Patera (Io)

Persian spirit of fire.

Asha Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. Reiden Patera and Kami-Nari Patera can both be found to the west. (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 490 km

Ionian Mons

MRV
7 Hours 39 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 19 Hours

N 662 km

Mulungu Patera

MRV
10 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 22 Hours

NE 318 km

Ot Patera(last)

MRV
4 Hours 58 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 17 Hours

W 302 km

Kami-Nari Patera(next)

MRV
4 Hours 43 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 10 Hours

Asha Patera

-8.84° N 134.42° E

E 1281 km

Haokah Patera

MRV
20 Hours 1 Minute
Walking
23 Days 1 Hour

SW 326 km

Reiden Patera

MRV
5 Hours 6 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 21 Hours

S 524 km

Wayland Patera

MRV
8 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 10 Hours

SE 633 km

Marduk Fluctus

MRV
9 Hours 54 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 9 Hours

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