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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Beatrice Fossa
Clean Name Beatrice Fossa
Feature ID 15962
Target Pluto
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 5.21 °
Southmost Latitude -4.93 °
Eastmost Longitude 136.45 °
Westmost Longitude 120.89 °
Diameter 382.00 km
Center Latitude 0.19 °
Center Longitude 129.26 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 03, 2021
Continent Europe
Culture Italy
Origin In The Inferno by Dante, Beatrice descends into hell to find Virgil and ask him to guide Dante. She later guides Dante through Paradise in Paradiso.
Reference [156] - The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri: Mentor Books, New York, 1954.
Updated Feb 03, 2021 9:25 PM

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