Mithra Patera

Complex crater with scalloped edges on Jupiter's moon Io

Mithra Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 34 kilometers in diameter and is located at 59°02′S 266°29′W / 59.04°S 266.48°W / -59.04; -266.48 (Mithra Patera). It is named after the Persian god of light, Mithra. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985.^[1] To the north is Silpian Mons, and to the east is Pyerun Patera. Located southwest is Viracocha Patera.^[2]

References

^ "Mithra Patera". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
^ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.

Geology

Lists	Regions Mountains Volcanic Features Quadrangles
Paterae	Ah Peku Amaterasu Asha Babbar Dazhbog Estan Fuchi Gish Bar Kami-Nari Kinich Ahau Loki Manua Maui Mithra Monan Pillan Prometheus Pyerun Ra Reiden Shango Svarog Tawhaki Thomagata Tupan Tvashtar Viracocha
Mountains	Egypt Euboea Silpium Tohil
Lava flows or channels	Tawhaki
Volcanism / Volcanoes	Amirani Masubi Pele Prometheus Surt Thor Zamama
Fluctūs	Kanehekili Fluctus
Plains and plateaus	Danube Planum

Exploration

Past	Pioneer program Pioneer 10 Pioneer 11 Voyager program Voyager 1 Voyager 2 Galileo Cassini New Horizons
Current	Juno
Planned / On-route	Europa Clipper Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Proposed	Io Volcano Observer
Cancelled / Concepts	Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter Jupiter Europa Orbiter Jupiter Magnetospheric Orbiter FIRE