Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nabanna Fossa
Clean Name Nabanna Fossa
Feature ID 15490
Target Ceres
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 8.66 °
Southmost Latitude -5.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 291.24 °
Westmost Longitude 276.89 °
Diameter 168.00 km
Center Latitude 1.71 °
Center Longitude 284.05 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 20, 2016
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Bengal
Origin Bengal region (Bangladesh and West Bengal state in India) “new rice” harvest festival.
Reference [397] - South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia, edited by Peter Claus, Sarah Diamond, and Margaret Mills: Taylor and Francis, 2003.
Updated Jun 20, 2016 4:10 PM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.

PDF Map of Ceres