Kami-Nari Patera

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

Kami-Nari Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is approximately 53 kilometers in diameter and is located at 8.7°S 235.08°W / -8.7; -235.08 (Kami-Nari Patera). It is named after the Japanese god of rolling thunder, Kami-Nari. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2000.[1] Reiden Patera can be found to the south, and Asha Patera can be found to the east.[2]

Kami-Nari Patera, in a screenshot taken in NASA World Wind. Click to enlarge.

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