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Complex crater with scalloped edges on Jupiter's moon Io
Highest resolution image of Maui Patera, acquired by Galileo during an encounter with Io in October 1999
Maui Patera is a
patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on
Jupiter's moon
Io. It is about 38 kilometers in diameter and is located at
16°37′N 124°14′W / 16.61°N 124.23°W / 16.61; -124.23
[1]. It is named after
Māui, a
Hawaiian demigod that sought fire from Mafuike. Its name was approved by the
International Astronomical Union in 1979.
[1] It is located southwest of the eruptive center
Maui, south of
Euxine Mons, and southwest of the volcano
Amirani. Due east are
Monan Patera,
Monan Mons, and
Ah Peku Patera.
[2]
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