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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Nectaris Fossae on Mars

Nectaris Fossae

Feature Name	Nectaris Fossae
Clean Name	Nectaris Fossae
Feature ID	4184
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-18.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-29.31 °
Easternmost Longitude	304.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	299.40 °
Diameter	650.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.25 °
Center Longitude	302.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((304.1 -29.3103469674, 299.4 -29.3103469674, 299.4 -18.3964608227, 304.1 -18.3964608227, 304.1 -29.3103469674)))
Northernmost Latitude	-18.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-29.31 °
Easternmost Longitude	55.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	60.60 °
Diameter	650.00 km
Center Latitude	-24.25 °
Center Longitude	57.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((304.1 -29.3103469674, 299.4 -29.3103469674, 299.4 -18.3964608227, 304.1 -18.3964608227, 304.1 -29.3103469674)))
Northernmost Latitude	-16.94 °
Southernmost Latitude	-28.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	304.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	300.11 °
Diameter	623.07 km
Center Latitude	-23.09 °
Center Longitude	302.84 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-16.94 °
Southernmost Latitude	-28.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	55.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	59.89 °
Diameter	623.07 km
Center Latitude	-23.09 °
Center Longitude	57.16 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc18 [pdf]
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.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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