Kami-Nari Patera

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, 235.1°W. It is named after the Japanese god of rolling thunder, Kami-Nari. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2000. [cite web
title=IO NOMENCLATURE | work=lnfm1.sai.msu.su
url=http://lnfm1.sai.msu.su/neb/rw/natsat/jup_sat/io/patera.htm
accessdate=October 19
accessyear=2007] [cite web
title=USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results | work=USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information
url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureTypesData2.jsp?systemID=5&bodyID=7&typeID=30&system=Jupiter&body=Io&type=Patera,%20paterae&sort=AName&show=All
accessdate=October 19
accessyear=2007] Reiden Patera can be found to the south, and Asha Patera can be found to the east. ["NASA World Wind" 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.]

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