Shamash Patera (Io)

Assyro-Babylonian sun god.

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 325 km

Radegast Patera

MRV
5 Hours 5 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 20 Hours

N 926 km

Prometheus Mensa

MRV
14 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
16 Days 16 Hours

NE 573 km

Tupan Patera

MRV
8 Hours 57 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 7 Hours

W 330 km

Nina Patera(next)

MRV
5 Hours 9 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 22 Hours

Shamash Patera

-35.49° N 207.47° E

E 727 km

Malik Patera

MRV
11 Hours 22 Minutes
Walking
13 Days 2 Hours

SW 1412 km

Sethlaus Patera

MRV
22 Hours 4 Minutes
Walking
25 Days 10 Hours

S 1341 km

Illyrikon Regio

MRV
20 Hours 58 Minutes
Walking
24 Days 3 Hours

SE 966 km

Bactria Regio

MRV
15 Hours 6 Minutes
Walking
17 Days 9 Hours

Tour so far: Visited 162 locations over 40,021 km. Next: Nina Patera
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