Kami-Nari Patera
Kami-Nari Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is approximately 53 kilometers in diameter and is located at 8.7°S 235.08°W. It is named after the Japanese god of rolling thunder, Kami-Nari. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2000.[1] Reiden Patera can be found to the south, and Asha Patera can be found to the east.[2]
Kami-Nari Patera, in a screenshot taken in NASA World Wind. Click to enlarge.
References
- "Kami-Nari Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.
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