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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mangala Fossa
Clean Name Mangala Fossa
Feature ID 3627
Target Mars
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -15.43 °
Southmost Latitude -19.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 218.50 °
Westmost Longitude 208.00 °
Diameter 688.00 km
Center Latitude -17.31 °
Center Longitude 214.00 °
Northmost Latitude -15.43 °
Southmost Latitude -19.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.50 °
Westmost Longitude 152.00 °
Diameter 688.00 km
Center Latitude -17.31 °
Center Longitude 146.00 °
Northmost Latitude -15.19 °
Southmost Latitude -19.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 219.61 °
Westmost Longitude 208.15 °
Diameter 695.00 km
Center Latitude -17.27 °
Center Longitude 214.12 °
Northmost Latitude -15.19 °
Southmost Latitude -19.13 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.39 °
Westmost Longitude 151.85 °
Diameter 695.00 km
Center Latitude -17.27 °
Center Longitude 145.88 °
Quad mc16 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Culture Sanskrit
Origin Named for nearby valles.
Reference [62] - List of names for Mars in various languages provided by Carl Sagan.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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