Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Himella Fossa on Dione

Himella Fossa

Feature Name	Himella Fossa
Clean Name	Himella Fossa
Feature ID	14816
Target	Dione
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-39.24 °
Southernmost Latitude	-49.54 °
Easternmost Longitude	330.79 °
Westernmost Longitude	345.72 °
Diameter	147.00 km
Center Latitude	-45.60 °
Center Longitude	336.55 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((29.20999999999998 -39.24, 14.27999999999997 -39.24, 14.27999999999997 -49.54, 29.20999999999998 -49.54, 29.20999999999998 -39.24)))
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	Feb 25, 2011
Origin	A river of the Sabines, affluent of the Tiber.
Last Updated	Feb 25, 2011 7:30 AM