Manua Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 110 kilometers in diameter and is located at 35°47′N 321°44′W / 35.78°N 321.73°W. It is named after the Hawaiian sun god Manua. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1] To the southwest is Fuchi Patera, and to the east is Amaterasu Patera.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Manua Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.