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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Borobudur Fossae on Mercury

Borobudur Fossae

Feature Name	Borobudur Fossae
Clean Name	Borobudur Fossae
Feature ID	15812
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-28.54 °
Southernmost Latitude	-36.99 °
Easternmost Longitude	266.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	276.90 °
Diameter	395.00 km
Center Latitude	-32.77 °
Center Longitude	271.50 °
kml download	Borobudur Fossae.kml
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Indonesia
Quad	H-14 [pdf]
Reference	[510] - Cultural Landscape Management at Borobudur, Indonesia, by Masanori Nagaoka. Springer, 2016.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 03, 2019
Origin	A 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Magelang Regency, in Central Java, Indonesia, consisting of nine stacked platforms and topped by a central dome.
Last Updated	Apr 03, 2019 12:55 PM

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