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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Arianrod Fossae
Clean Name Arianrod Fossae
Feature ID 376
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 39.90 °
Southmost Latitude 34.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 242.20 °
Westmost Longitude 238.10 °
Diameter 715.00 km
Center Latitude 37.00 °
Center Longitude 239.90 °
Quad v15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Celtic
Origin Celtic warrior queen.
Reference [65] - Myths of the Peoples of the World (two volumes, in Russian).
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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