Loki Patera
The Loki Patera is a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io . It is active at times, such as in 1979 when the Voyager 1 space probe flew by. In the crater is possibly a lava lake from basalt , the Loki Lake is called. At the edge, an approximately 200 km long trench with eruptions was found .
See also
literature
- Ashley G. Davies: Loki Patera. Ios powerhouse . In: Ders .: Volcanism on Io. A comparison with earth . CUP, Cambridge 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-85003-2 , pp. 217-228.
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Coordinates: 12 ° 58 ' N , 51 ° 12' E