Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Kerlescan Fossae on Europa

Kerlescan Fossae

Feature Name Kerlescan Fossae
Clean Name Kerlescan Fossae
Feature ID 15826
Target Europa
Feature Type Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude 9.75 °
Southernmost Latitude -3.08 °
Easternmost Longitude 234.27 °
Westernmost Longitude 242.21 °
Diameter 410.00 km
Center Latitude 3.34 °
Center Longitude 238.24 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 France
Quad -
Reference [142] - From Carnac to Callanish, by A. Burl: Yale University Press, New Haven, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 28, 2019
Origin Stone rows in France (Carnac, Brittany).
Last Updated May 28, 2019 2:38 PM
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