Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Galaxias Fossae
Clean Name Galaxias Fossae
Feature ID 2068
Target Mars
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 39.59 °
Southmost Latitude 32.57 °
Eastmost Longitude 145.41 °
Westmost Longitude 137.83 °
Diameter 552.00 km
Center Latitude 36.63 °
Center Longitude 142.00 °
Quad mc07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin Albedo feature name.
Reference [57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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