Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Zu Fossae on Ganymede

Zu Fossae

Feature Name	Zu Fossae
Clean Name	Zu Fossae
Feature ID	6756
Target	Ganymede
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	62.00 °
Southernmost Latitude
Easternmost Longitude	113.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	180.00 °
Diameter	2900.00 km
Center Latitude	38.50 °
Center Longitude	150.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((247 61.99999999998259, 180 61.99999999998259, 180 0, 247 0, 247 61.99999999998259)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Assyro-Babylonian
Quad	-
Reference	[1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1985
Origin	Dragon of chaos slain by Marduk.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM