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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Hermod Fossae
Clean Name Hermod Fossae
Feature ID 15861
Target Pluto
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 4.84 °
Southmost Latitude -22.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 121.33 °
Westmost Longitude 111.31 °
Diameter 592.00 km
Center Latitude -8.63 °
Center Longitude 119.34 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 25, 2019
Continent Europe
Culture Norse
Origin Son of Odin, who rode the horse Sleipnir into the underworld to retrieve his brother, Balder.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Sep 25, 2019 11:32 AM

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