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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Arianrod Fossae on Venus

Arianrod Fossae

Feature Name	Arianrod Fossae
Clean Name	Arianrod Fossae
Feature ID	376
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	39.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	34.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	242.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	238.10 °
Diameter	715.00 km
Center Latitude	37.00 °
Center Longitude	239.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((238.1 34.2, 242.2 34.2, 242.2 39.9, 238.1 39.9, 238.1 34.2)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Celtic
Quad	v15 [pdf]
Reference	[65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Celtic warrior queen.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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