Fuchi Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is approximately 66 kilometers in diameter and is located at 28°24′N 327°36′W / 28.4°N 327.6°W. It is named after the Ainu fire goddess, Kamuy Fuchi. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1] Manua Patera is located north-northeast, and Amaterasu Patera is located northeast.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Fuchi Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.