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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Felesta Fossae
Clean Name Felesta Fossae
Feature ID 1931
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 38.00 °
Southmost Latitude 33.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 47.00 °
Westmost Longitude 46.00 °
Diameter 570.00 km
Center Latitude 34.50 °
Center Longitude 46.50 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Asia
Culture Scythian
Origin Amazon queen in Scythian epic tales.
Reference [64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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