Definition: patera: A shallow crater; scalloped, complex edge.
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Patera is a huge located in western Terra. It measures approximately 233 km (140 mi) wide at its base, 1-2 km (0.6 -1.2 mi) deep and 120 by 215 km (74 by 133 mi) in diameter. The caldera is bounded by a zone of and .
Pillan Patera
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These images of Io show the results of a dramatic event that occurred at Pillan Patera during a five-month period.
PATERA - Irregular or complex crater with toothed edges (pl. paterae).
Patera- a shallow crater with a scalloped, complex edge
Penumbra- the outer part of an eclipse shadow; also, the lighter area surrounding the center of a sunspot
Perihelion- a planet or comet's closest approach to the sun ...
Patera
shallow crater; scalloped, complex edge.
Peak ring
a central uplift characterized by a ring of peaks rather than a single peak; peak rings are typical of larger terrestrial craters above about 50 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter.
Patera - A type of Martian volcano that resembles shield volcanos, but has even more gentle slopes ...
Zapatera is a shield volcano located in the southern part of Nicaragua. It forms the island of Isla Zapatera on the Lake Nicaragua. Isla Zapatera constitutes one of 78 protected areas of Nicaragua....
and petroglyphs found in Ometepe
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PATERA
A patera is shallow with a complex, scalloped edge.
PAYLOAD
The payload is the cargo carried on the or other spacecraft.
PATERA
A patera is shallow crater with a complex, scalloped edge.
PAYLOAD
The payload is the cargo carried on the Space Shuttle or other spacecraft.
Patera
A shallow crater with a complex, scalloped edge.
Penumbra
The area of partial illumination surrounding the darkest part of a shadow caused by an eclipse.
Tvashtar Paterae, a region of active volcanism on Io
Interior of Io
In addition to volcanoes, Io's surface includes nonvolcanic mountains, numerous lakes of molten sulfur, calderas up to several kilometres deep, ...
Apollinaris Patera probably is three billion years old. Its large central crater is about 50 miles across.
26 light year patera shallow crater; scalloped, complex edge. penumbra literally, "dim light"; the outer filamentary region of a sunspot. perihelion the point in its orbit where a planet is closest to the Sun.
Why should dune ripples in Meridiani Planum, in Mars' southern hemisphere, be so different to ripples at Nili Patera in the north?
Patches of hot lava and sulfur-rich minerals fill a volcano known as Tupan Patera on Io, one of the moons of Jupiter. This and hundreds of other volcanoes belch gas far above Io's surface.
The rightmost image above is of the large shield volcano Ra Patera, as recently photographed by the Galileo spacecraft.
In this view, water ice clouds are present over each of the five largest Tharsis volcanoes, Olympus Mons (right center), Alba Patera (upper center), Ascraeus Mons (near center), Pavonis Mons (toward lower left), and Arsia Mons (lower left).
This unusual lava flow pattern resembles the muppet Kermit the Frog. It lies on the flank of Alba Patera, a large volcano in the northern hemisphere of Mars. A small impact crater in the flow looks like an eye. (Courtesy NASA) ...
Ten volcanoes were erupting during the spacecraft Voyager's flybys in 1979, and in 1997 Galileo sent back images of Ra Patera in eruption. Sulfur dioxide issues from the vents and condenses on the surface, forming a local, transient atmosphere.
 See also: Earth, Planet, Volcano, Jupiter, Light
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