Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Felesta Fossae on Venus

Felesta Fossae

Feature Name	Felesta Fossae
Clean Name	Felesta Fossae
Feature ID	1931
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	38.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	33.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	47.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	46.00 °
Diameter	570.00 km
Center Latitude	34.50 °
Center Longitude	46.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((46 33, 47 33, 47 38, 46 38, 46 33)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Scythian
Quad	v09 [pdf]
Reference	[64] - Large Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd ed., 30 volumes: Sov. Entsikl., Moscow, 1969-1978 (in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Origin	Amazon queen in Scythian epic tales.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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