Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ceraunius Fossae
Clean Name Ceraunius Fossae
Feature ID 1105
Target Mars
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 38.12 °
Southmost Latitude 18.52 °
Eastmost Longitude 255.74 °
Westmost Longitude 246.95 °
Diameter 1166.63 km
Center Latitude 27.00 °
Center Longitude 249.85 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Classical albedo feature name
Reference [57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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