Ra Patera

Photo mosaic of the Ra Patera region

The Ra Patera is a shield volcano on Jupiter's moon Io . Its lava flows are of different colors and can reach a length of 300 km. The active volcano was observed in March 1979 with the Voyager 1 space probe and in July 1979 with the Voyager 2 space probe .

See also

• Volcanism on Jupiter's moon Io

Web links

• Ra Patera in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Photo by Ra Patera at solarviews.com

Coordinates: 8 ° 40 ′  S , 35 ° 18 ′  E