Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mareotis Fossae
Clean Name Mareotis Fossae
Feature ID 3695
Target Mars
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 53.11 °
Southmost Latitude 33.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 302.48 °
Westmost Longitude 267.16 °
Diameter 1907.94 km
Center Latitude 44.34 °
Center Longitude 283.88 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin From albedo feature at 32N, 96W.
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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