Huo Shen Patera (Io)

Chinese god of fire.

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 296 km

Horus Patera

MRV
4 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 8 Hours

N 736 km

Acala Fluctus

MRV
11 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
13 Days 6 Hours

NE 278 km

Ra Patera(next)

MRV
4 Hours 20 Minutes
Walking
5 Days

W 353 km

Kava Patera

MRV
5 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 8 Hours

Huo Shen Patera

-16.69° N 29.7° E

E 480 km

Ninurta Patera

MRV
7 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 15 Hours

SW 485 km

Masaya Patera

MRV
7 Hours 35 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 17 Hours

S 524 km

Iopolis Planum

MRV
8 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 10 Hours

SE 203 km

Shoshu Patera(last)

MRV
3 Hours 10 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 15 Hours

Tour so far: Visited 117 locations over 30,716 km. Next: Ra Patera
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