Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Kaukabán Fossae on Enceladus

Kaukabán Fossae

Feature Name	Kaukabán Fossae
Clean Name	Kaukaban Fossae
Feature ID	14640
Target	Enceladus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	41.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	22.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	263.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	267.90 °
Diameter	83.40 km
Center Latitude	33.00 °
Center Longitude	266.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((96.40000000000001 41.59999999995246, 92.09999999999999 41.59999999995246, 92.09999999999999 22.80000000001604, 96.40000000000001 22.80000000001604, 96.40000000000001 41.59999999995246)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Arabian
Quad	-
Reference	[52] - Alf Laylah Wa Laylah, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, by Richard F. Burton: Larsen-Harper, Colo. Press, Denver, Colo., 1900.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 04, 2010
Origin	Place in the tale "How Abu Hasan Brake Wind."
Last Updated	Feb 04, 2010 2:09 PM