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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Kerlescan Fossae

Basic Info

Feature Name Kerlescan Fossae
Clean Name Kerlescan Fossae
Feature ID 15826
Target Europa
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 9.75 °
Southmost Latitude -3.08 °
Eastmost Longitude 234.27 °
Westmost Longitude 242.21 °
Diameter 410.00 km
Center Latitude 3.34 °
Center Longitude 238.24 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 28, 2019
Continent Europe
Culture France
Origin Stone rows in France (Carnac, Brittany).
Reference [142] - From Carnac to Callanish, by A. Burl: Yale University Press, New Haven, 1993.
Updated May 28, 2019 2:38 PM

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