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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Manto Fossae on Venus

Manto Fossae

Feature Name	Manto Fossae
Clean Name	Manto Fossae
Feature ID	3640
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	63.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	63.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	70.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	59.00 °
Diameter	536.00 km
Center Latitude	63.60 °
Center Longitude	64.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((59 63.4, 70.7 63.4, 70.7 63.7, 59 63.7, 59 63.4)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	v03 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Origin	Greek war goddess.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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