Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Isbanir Fossa on Enceladus

Isbanir Fossa

Feature Name	Isbanir Fossa
Clean Name	Isbanir Fossa
Feature ID	2727
Target	Enceladus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	30.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	-4.46 °
Easternmost Longitude	-0.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	360.00 °
Diameter	170.00 km
Center Latitude	11.30 °
Center Longitude	358.26 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((360.0000000000002 -4.460000000000719, 359.42 -4.460000000000775, 359.42 29.99999999998721, 360.0000000000002 29.99999999998846, 360.0000000000002 -4.460000000000719)), ((5.379999999999995 -4.45999999999998, 2.842170943040401e-13 -4.460000000000719, 2.842170943040401e-13 29.99999999998846, 5.379999999999995 30, 5.379999999999995 -4.45999999999998)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Arabian
Quad	-
Reference	[52] - Alf Laylah Wa Laylah, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, by Richard F. Burton: Larsen-Harper, Colo. Press, Denver, Colo., 1900.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Fakir Taj's home; may be ancient Ctesiphon.
Last Updated	Jul 15, 2008 2:13 PM