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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Penthesilea Fossa
Clean Name Penthesilea Fossa
Feature ID 4648
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -12.00 °
Southmost Latitude -12.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 214.00 °
Westmost Longitude 214.00 °
Diameter 1700.00 km
Center Latitude -12.00 °
Center Longitude 214.00 °
Quad v39 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek amazon queen.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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