Kinich Ahau Patera

Complex crater with scalloped edges on Jupiter's moon Io

Kinich Ahau Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 45 kilometers in diameter and is located at 49°21′N 310°15′W / 49.35°N 310.25°W / 49.35; -310.25 (Kinich Ahau Patera). It is named after the Mayan sun god Kinich Ahau.^[1] Dazhbog Patera is located northeast, Amaterasu Patera is located south-southeast, and Manua Patera can be found southwest.^[2]

References

^ "USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Kinich Ahau Patera". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ 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