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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Rangrid Fossae on Venus

Rangrid Fossae

Feature Name	Rangrid Fossae
Clean Name	Rangrid Fossae
Feature ID	4946
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	63.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	62.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	358.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	354.10 °
Diameter	243.00 km
Center Latitude	62.70 °
Center Longitude	356.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((354.1 62.3, 358.7 62.3, 358.7 63, 354.1 63, 354.1 62.3)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Norse
Quad	v07 [pdf]
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Norse Valkyrie.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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