Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Ulysses Fossae
Clean Name	Ulysses Fossae
Feature ID	6210
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	17.41 °
Southmost Latitude	2.96 °
Eastmost Longitude	243.50 °
Westmost Longitude	233.50 °
Diameter	851.40 km
Center Latitude	10.08 °
Center Longitude	236.60 °
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Northmost Latitude	17.41 °
Southmost Latitude	2.96 °
Eastmost Longitude	116.50 °
Westmost Longitude	126.50 °
Diameter	851.40 km
Center Latitude	10.08 °
Center Longitude	123.40 °
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Northmost Latitude	17.48 °
Southmost Latitude	3.18 °
Eastmost Longitude	243.53 °
Westmost Longitude	233.63 °
Diameter	849.94 km
Center Latitude	9.95 °
Center Longitude	236.93 °
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Northmost Latitude	17.48 °
Southmost Latitude	3.18 °
Eastmost Longitude	116.47 °
Westmost Longitude	126.37 °
Diameter	849.94 km
Center Latitude	9.95 °
Center Longitude	123.07 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	From albedo feature 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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