Ah Peku Patera (Io)

Mayan thunder god.

Ah Peku Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. Ah Peku Patera is located on the south end of Monan Mons, north of which is Monan Patera. (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 308 km

Amirani(last)

MRV
4 Hours 48 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 13 Hours

N 501 km

Dusura Patera

MRV
7 Hours 50 Minutes
Walking
9 Days

NE 98 km

Monan Mons(next)

MRV
1 Hour 32 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 18 Hours

W 554 km

Maui Patera

MRV
8 Hours 39 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 23 Hours

Ah Peku Patera

10.36° N 253.02° E

E 530 km

Gish Bar Patera

MRV
8 Hours 17 Minutes
Walking
9 Days 13 Hours

SW 441 km

Emakong Patera

MRV
6 Hours 54 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 22 Hours

S 305 km

Itzamna Patera

MRV
4 Hours 46 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 11 Hours

SE 302 km

Sigurd Patera

MRV
4 Hours 43 Minutes
Walking
5 Days 10 Hours

Tour so far: Visited 30 locations over 9,502 km. Next: Monan Mons
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