Pillan Patera (Io)

Araucanian thunder, fire, and volcano god.

Pillan Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. Pillan Patera is approximately 73 kilometers in diameter. (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 89 km

Pillan Mons(next)

MRV
1 Hour 23 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 14 Hours

N 354 km

Llew Patera

MRV
5 Hours 32 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 9 Hours

NE 266 km

Kami-Nari Patera

MRV
4 Hours 10 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 19 Hours

W 512 km

Mafuike Patera

MRV
8 Hours
Walking
9 Days 5 Hours

Pillan Patera

-12.3° N 116.71° E

E 249 km

Reiden Patera(last)

MRV
3 Hours 53 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 11 Hours

SW 387 km

Pele

MRV
6 Hours 3 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 23 Hours

S 338 km

Caucasus Mons

MRV
5 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 2 Hours

SE 662 km

Wayland Patera

MRV
10 Hours 21 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 22 Hours

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