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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Minerva Fossae
Clean Name Minerva Fossae
Feature ID 3910
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 67.00 °
Southmost Latitude 62.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 255.00 °
Westmost Longitude 250.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 64.50 °
Center Longitude 252.50 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Roman
Origin Roman goddess of war.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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