Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Gordii Fossae
Clean Name Gordii Fossae
Feature ID 2223
Target Mars
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 18.27 °
Southmost Latitude 12.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 233.44 °
Westmost Longitude 229.00 °
Diameter 369.00 km
Center Latitude 14.83 °
Center Longitude 232.40 °
Quad mc09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2000
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin From classical 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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