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Complex crater with scalloped edges on Jupiter's moon Io
A screenshot of an area including Mithra Patera, from NASA World Wind.

Mithra Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 34 kilometers in diameter and is located at 59°02′S 266°29′W / 59.04°S 266.48°W / -59.04; -266.48 (Mithra Patera). It is named after the Persian god of light, Mithra. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. To the north is Silpian Mons, and to the east is Pyerun Patera. Located southwest is Viracocha Patera.

References

  1. "Mithra Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.
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