Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Arpi Fossae on Dione

Arpi Fossae

Feature Name	Arpi Fossae
Clean Name	Arpi Fossae
Feature ID	14380
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	56.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	28.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	113.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	141.90 °
Diameter	330.00 km
Center Latitude	47.47 °
Center Longitude	130.80 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((246.9 28.5, 218.1 28.5, 218.1 56, 246.9 56, 246.9 28.5)))
Northernmost Latitude	74.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	28.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	96.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	141.90 °
Diameter	425.00 km
Center Latitude	52.00 °
Center Longitude	119.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((264 74.90000000000001, 218.1 74.90000000000001, 218.1 28.5, 264 28.5, 264 74.90000000000001)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	-
Reference	[44] - The Aeneid of Virgil, translated by Allen Mandelbaum: Bantam Books, Inc., New York, 1971.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Mar 17, 2008
Origin	Town in Apulia (now Puglia, southern Italy) founded after the Trojan war by Diomedes.
Last Updated	Feb 25, 2011 7:32 AM