Estan Patera

Coordinates: 21°32′N 87°35′W / 21.53°N 87.59°W / 21.53; -87.59[1]
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Highest resolution image of Estan Patera, acquired by Galileo during an encounter with Io in October 1999

Estan Patera is a

Estan. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2006.[1] It is located at the northern base of the 11-kilometer mountain Gish Bar Mons. Located west-northwest is Skythia Mons, and to the southwest is Monan Mons, at the northern and southern ends of which are Monan Patera and Ah Peku Patera.[2]

References

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