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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Sleipnir Fossa on Pluto

Sleipnir Fossa

Feature Name	Sleipnir Fossa
Clean Name	Sleipnir Fossa
Feature ID	15674
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	32.43 °
Southernmost Latitude	13.28 °
Easternmost Longitude	241.53 °
Westernmost Longitude	224.33 °
Diameter	508.00 km
Center Latitude	23.70 °
Center Longitude	234.51 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Norse
Quad	-
Reference	[93] - Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend, edited by Maria Leach: Harper and Row, Inc., New York, 1984.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 08, 2017
Origin	A powerful, eight-legged horse in Norse mythology who carried Odin into the Underworld.
Last Updated	Sep 15, 2017 12:54 PM

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