Kinich Ahau Patera (Io)

Mayan sun god.

Kinich Ahau Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. Dazhbog Patera is located northeast, Amaterasu Patera is located south-southeast, and Manua Patera can be found southwest. (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 3768 km

Mongibello Mons

MRV
2 Days 10 Hours
Walking
67 Days 20 Hours

N 680 km

Vivasvant Patera

MRV
10 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
12 Days 5 Hours

NE 297 km

Dazhbog Patera(last)

MRV
4 Hours 38 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 8 Hours

W 862 km

Surt

MRV
13 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
15 Days 12 Hours

Kinich Ahau Patera

49.35° N 49.75° E

E 1398 km

Shakuru Patera

MRV
21 Hours 50 Minutes
Walking
25 Days 4 Hours

SW 477 km

Manua Patera

MRV
7 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
8 Days 14 Hours

S 249 km

Amaterasu Patera(next)

MRV
3 Hours 53 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 11 Hours

SE 954 km

Hephaestus Patera

MRV
14 Hours 54 Minutes
Walking
17 Days 4 Hours

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