Mithra Patera
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Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
's moon Io
Io (moon)
Io ) is the innermost of the four Galilean moons of the planet Jupiter and, with a diameter of , the fourth-largest moon in the Solar System. It was named after the mythological character of Io, a priestess of Hera who became one of the lovers of Zeus....
. It is about 34 kilometers in diameter and is located at 59.0°S 266.46°W. It is named after the Persian god of light, Mithra
Mithra
Mithra is the Zoroastrian divinity of covenant and oath. In addition to being the divinity of contracts, Mithra is also a judicial figure, an all-seeing protector of Truth, and the guardian of cattle, the harvest and of The Waters....
. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...
in 1985. To the north is Silpian Mons, and to the east is Pyerun Patera
Pyerun Patera
Pyerun Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 52 kilometers in diameter and is located at . It is named after the Slavonic god of thunder, Pyerun. The name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. West of Pyerun Patera is...
. Located southwest is Viracocha Patera
Viracocha Patera
Viracocha Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 59 kilometers in diameter and is located at . It is named after the Qechua sun god Viracocha. The name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Viracocha Patera is a Voyager...
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