Tawhaki Patera

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title: Tawhaki Patera
text: Tawhaki Patera is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io. It is located on Io's leading hemisphere at 3.32°N 76.18°W within the equatorial plains of western Media Regio. Tawhaki is an Ionian patera, a type of volcanic crater similar to a caldera, 49.8 kilometers (30.9 mi) wide and 550 meters (1,800 ft) deep. Tawhaki Patera was first seen as a dark spot in low-resolution Voyager 1 in March 1979. However, volcanic activity was not observed at Tawhaki until September 1997 when a bright thermal hots
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description: Patera on Io
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawhaki_Patera
date created: 2010-02-06T09:50:50Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T15:29:22Z
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