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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Ulysses Fossae on Mars

Ulysses Fossae

Feature Name	Ulysses Fossae
Clean Name	Ulysses Fossae
Feature ID	6210
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	17.41 °
Southernmost Latitude	2.96 °
Easternmost Longitude	243.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	233.50 °
Diameter	851.40 km
Center Latitude	10.08 °
Center Longitude	236.60 °
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Northernmost Latitude	17.41 °
Southernmost Latitude	2.96 °
Easternmost Longitude	116.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	126.50 °
Diameter	851.40 km
Center Latitude	10.08 °
Center Longitude	123.40 °
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Northernmost Latitude	17.48 °
Southernmost Latitude	3.18 °
Easternmost Longitude	243.53 °
Westernmost Longitude	233.63 °
Diameter	849.94 km
Center Latitude	9.95 °
Center Longitude	236.93 °
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Northernmost Latitude	17.48 °
Southernmost Latitude	3.18 °
Easternmost Longitude	116.47 °
Westernmost Longitude	126.37 °
Diameter	849.94 km
Center Latitude	9.95 °
Center Longitude	123.07 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc09 [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	From albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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