Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Tanais Fossae
Clean Name	Tanais Fossae
Feature ID	5851
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	40.07 °
Southmost Latitude	37.27 °
Eastmost Longitude	273.90 °
Westmost Longitude	273.10 °
Diameter	165.50 km
Center Latitude	38.87 °
Center Longitude	273.40 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.07 °
Southmost Latitude	37.27 °
Eastmost Longitude	86.10 °
Westmost Longitude	86.90 °
Diameter	165.50 km
Center Latitude	38.87 °
Center Longitude	86.60 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.18 °
Southmost Latitude	37.31 °
Eastmost Longitude	274.04 °
Westmost Longitude	273.19 °
Diameter	172.95 km
Center Latitude	38.74 °
Center Longitude	273.51 °
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Northmost Latitude	40.18 °
Southmost Latitude	37.31 °
Eastmost Longitude	85.96 °
Westmost Longitude	86.81 °
Diameter	172.95 km
Center Latitude	38.74 °
Center Longitude	86.49 °
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Quad	mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1991
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Classical albedo name.
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.
Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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