Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Bassorah Fossa on Enceladus

Bassorah Fossa

Feature Name	Bassorah Fossa
Clean Name	Bassorah Fossa
Feature ID	631
Target	Enceladus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	43.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	9.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	30.00 °
Diameter	75.00 km
Center Latitude	39.80 °
Center Longitude	19.90 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((350.9 43.60000000003228, 330 43.60000000003228, 330 36.09999999999926, 350.9 36.09999999999926, 350.9 43.60000000003228)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Arabian
Quad	-
Reference	[52] - Alf Laylah Wa Laylah, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, by Richard F. Burton: Larsen-Harper, Colo. Press, Denver, Colo., 1900.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1982
Origin	Town from which Sindbad embarked on his 3rd voyage.
Last Updated	Dec 04, 2006 1:43 PM