Paterae on Io
170 named features carry the IAU descriptor Patera — an irregular or scalloped-edged crater, usually volcanic on Io, out of 280 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
170
of 260 named places on Io — 65%
Largest
305 km
Tvashtar Paterae
Median size
65.19999999999999 km
Across the 170 with a measured diameter
Named between
1979–2026
IAU approval dates
How paterae on Io get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 169 paterae with a recorded origin, 76 categories appear, led by Japan.
Japan9Celtic8India6China6Slavic6Babylon5Egypt5Hawaii5
All 170 paterae on Io
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Tvashtar Paterae305 kmLoki Patera227 kmMazda Paterae223 kmHuo Shen Patera183 kmCreidne Patera169 kmZal Patera168 kmHorus Patera165 kmMafuike Patera154 kmReshet Patera146 kmItzamna Patera143 kmHi iaka Patera142 kmMonan Patera138 kmKane Patera132 kmNusku Patera128 kmTohil Patera127 kmSvarog Patera124 kmGalai Patera122 kmOlafat Patera119 kmDazhbog Patera119 kmAsha Patera118 kmMalik Patera118 kmCataquil Patera118 kmGish Bar Patera117 kmShamash Patera113 kmTiermes Patera113 kmManua Patera112 kmBabbar Patera110 kmShakuru Patera110 kmGibil Patera108 kmShamshu Patera107 kmYeloje Patera107 kmSavitr Patera105 kmFo Patera104 kmAbabinili Patera104 kmTabiti Patera103 kmRarog Patera103 kmMentu Patera102 kmVivasvant Patera98.7 kmAsis Patera98 kmMichabo Patera96.7 kmKhalla Patera95.8 kmTaranis Patera95.8 kmEstan Patera95.6 kmChaac Patera95.5 kmAmaterasu Patera95.3 kmVahagn Patera95.2 kmWayland Patera94.5 kmKanlaon Patera94 kmHiruko Patera92.8 kmShango Patera90.8 kmBila Patera90 kmGrian Patera87.8 kmTol Ava Patera87.2 kmOdqan Patera86 kmHatchawa Patera85.3 kmGoibniu Patera85 kmAh Peku Patera84.9 kmNinurta Patera82.9 kmKurdalagon Patera81.1 kmAtar Patera80 kmTupan Patera78.6 kmHeiseb Patera78.5 kmTiwaz Patera78 kmReiden Patera77.7 kmEmakong Patera77.4 kmInti Patera76.3 kmDaedalus Patera74.7 kmSethlaus Patera74.5 kmCuchi Patera74.1 kmLlew Patera73.3 kmHeno Patera71.7 kmKanassa Patera71 kmPodja Patera69.6 kmArusha Patera69.5 kmAramazd Patera69.3 kmPillan Patera68.9 kmChors Patera68.9 kmGirru Patera67.3 kmPajonn Patera67 kmKotar Patera67 kmLu Huo Patera66.6 kmFuchi Patera66.4 kmSengen Patera66 kmCatha Patera65.7 kmDusura Patera65.6 kmMulungu Patera64.8 kmKibero Patera63.1 kmKava Patera63 kmVerbti Patera62 kmMasaya Patera61.9 kmViracocha Patera60.6 kmAltjirra Patera60.3 kmKagutsuchi Patera60 kmReshef Patera59.2 kmIsum Patera59.1 kmMihr Patera58.7 kmLaki oi Patera58.4 kmPaive Patera57.4 kmPyerun Patera56.9 kmNyambe Patera56.6 kmCamaxtli Patera56 kmSurya Patera55.8 kmSusanoo Patera55.2 kmThomagata Patera55.2 kmSed Patera55.1 kmAntu Patera55 kmBochica Patera54.1 kmJanus Patera53.2 kmKisosen Patera53 kmSigurd Patera52.9 kmSiun Patera52.5 kmHaokah Patera52 kmEkhi Patera51.7 kmRuwa Patera51.4 kmGurzil Patera51 kmGabija Patera50.6 kmOt Patera50.1 kmUlgen Patera49.8 kmMbali Patera49.8 kmTung Yo Patera49.6 kmAten Patera48.8 kmDingir Patera48.3 kmTawhaki Patera47.4 kmRata Patera47.3 kmShurdi Patera46 kmKinich Ahau Patera44.3 kmMaasaw Patera44.1 kmGrannos Patera43.6 kmNina Patera43.5 kmRa Patera41.2 kmHephaestus Patera40.6 kmIlmarinen Patera39.8 kmAmatsumara Patera39 kmMaui Patera38.1 kmMandulis Patera37 kmBalder Patera37 kmYaw Patera36.5 kmKami Nari Patera36.2 kmUkko Patera36 kmKarei Patera35.4 kmUsil Patera35 kmUta Patera33.8 kmMithra Patera32.2 kmAnyanwu Patera32 kmKuat Patera31 kmWalu Patera31 kmCarancho Patera30.6 kmWabasso Patera30.6 kmAidne Patera29.8 kmCulann Patera28.8 kmPrometheus Patera28.3 kmTalos Paterae28 kmSui Jen Patera28 kmSteropes Patera27.7 kmGauwa Patera27 kmTien Mu Patera26.7 kmRadegast Patera25.8 kmWanajo Patera24 kmShoshu Patera23.2 kmBelenus Patera22.1 kmAgni Patera19.7 kmMenahka Patera19.2 kmSeth Patera18.5 kmAngpetu Patera18.5 kmPurgine Patera18.5 kmRuaumoko Patera18.3 kmNamarrkun Patera17 kmMama Patera13.8 kmPautiwa Patera7.5 kmTaw Patera7 km
Paterae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 4 other worlds, for 110 more features.