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Kinich Ahau Patera

Complex crater with scalloped edges on Jupiter's moon Io From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kinich Ahau Patera
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Kinich Ahau Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 45 kilometers in diameter and is located at 49.35°N 310.25°W / 49.35; -310.25 (Kinich Ahau Patera). It is named after the Mayan sun god Kinich Ahau.[1] Dazhbog Patera is located northeast, Amaterasu Patera is located south-southeast, and Manua Patera can be found southwest.[2]

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Kinich Ahau Patera, in a screenshot taken in NASA World Wind. Click to enlarge.
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