Monan Patera [SEP] located on astronomical body
Monan Patera
Monan Patera is a patera, or a complex crater with scalloped edges, on Jupiter's moon Io. It is about 113 kilometers in diameter and is located at . It is named after Monan, a god in Brazilian mythology that destroyed the world with fire and floods. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1997.
Monan Patera forms an unusual worm-shaped depression at the north end of the elongate mountain Monan Mons, south of which is Ah Peku Patera. To the west is
Tillandsia aizoides
Tillandsia aizoides is a species of flower within the genus "Tillandsia". This species is native to Bolivia.
References.
- Checklist of Bolivian Bromeliaceae Retrieved 21 October 2009