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Maui Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 38 kilometers in diameter and is located at 16.61°N 124.23°W / 16.61; -124.23[1]. It is named after Māui, a Hawaiian demigod that sought fire from Mafuike. Its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1979.[1] It is located southwest of the eruptive center Maui, south of Euxine Mons, and southwest of the volcano Amirani. Due east are Monan Patera, Monan Mons, and Ah Peku Patera.[2]

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- [en] Maui Patera

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[ru] Патера Мауи

Патера Мауи (лат. Maui Patera) — патера (кратер сложной формы) на спутнике Юпитера Ио, названная по имени полубога Мауи, подарившего людям огонь, из полинезийской мифологии, международным астрономическим союзом в 1979 году.

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