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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Virgil Fossae
Clean Name Virgil Fossae
Feature ID 15675
Target Pluto
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 12.87 °
Southmost Latitude -6.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 136.47 °
Westmost Longitude 107.82 °
Diameter 710.00 km
Center Latitude 5.23 °
Center Longitude 122.76 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 08, 2017
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin Italian; Dante’s guide through Hell and Purgatory in the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri (1265–1321).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Sep 15, 2017 12:49 PM

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