Thomagata Patera (Io)

Chibcha storm god, a terrifying fire spirit who flew through the air changing men into animals.

Thomagata Patera is a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io. It is located on Io's anti-Jupiter hemisphere. Thomagata is a kidney-shaped Ionian patera, a type of volcanic crater similar to a caldera, 56 kilometers deep. The volcano is currently inactive as a thermal hotspot has never been observed at Thomagata and the bright floor of the patera suggests that it is cold enough for sulfur dioxide and sulfur to condense. (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 216 km

Volund(last)

MRV
3 Hours 23 Minutes
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3 Days 21 Hours

N 3755 km

Vivasvant Patera

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2 Days 10 Hours
Walking
67 Days 14 Hours

NE 561 km

Arinna Fluctus

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8 Hours 46 Minutes
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10 Days 2 Hours

W 689 km

Donar Fluctus(next)

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10 Hours 46 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 9 Hours

Thomagata Patera

25.65° N 194.03° E

E 259 km

Reshef Patera

MRV
4 Hours 3 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 16 Hours

SW 295 km

Zamama

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4 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 7 Hours

S 733 km

Belenus Patera

MRV
11 Hours 27 Minutes
Walking
13 Days 4 Hours

SE 493 km

Chaac Patera

MRV
7 Hours 42 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 21 Hours

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