The southern half of Tawhaki Patera was observed by Galileo at 260 meters per pixel during an encounter with Io on November 26, 1999, providing the highest resolution image of this volcano.
A metade sur de Tawhaki Patera foi vista pola cunha resolución de 260 metros por píxel durante un encontro con Ío o 26 de novembro de 1999, proporcionando así as imaxes de maior resolución que se posúen deste volcán.