Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Carthage Fossae on Dione

Carthage Fossae

Feature Name	Carthage Fossae
Clean Name	Carthage Fossae
Feature ID	14385
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	16.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	-0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	360.00 °
Diameter	500.00 km
Center Latitude	11.93 °
Center Longitude	336.75 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((48.00000190734875 6.000001907348746, 1.907348689655919e-06 6.000001907348746, 1.907348689655919e-06 16.00000190734869, 48.00000190734875 16.00000190734869, 48.00000190734875 6.000001907348746)), ((360.0000019073486 6.000001907348746, 356.0000019073487 6.000001907348746, 356.0000019073487 16.00000190734869, 360.0000019073486 16.00000190734869, 360.0000019073486 6.000001907348746)))
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	A Punic (Phoenician) city in North Africa.
Last Updated	May 28, 2008 1:38 PM
Additional Information	Name changed from Carthage Linea 3/17/2008.