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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sigrun Fossae
Clean Name Sigrun Fossae
Feature ID 5528
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 53.00 °
Southmost Latitude 48.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 19.00 °
Westmost Longitude 17.00 °
Diameter 970.00 km
Center Latitude 50.50 °
Center Longitude 18.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Norse
Origin Norse Valkyrie.
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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