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Planetary Names: Fossa, fossae: Bellona Fossae on Venus

Bellona Fossae

Feature Name	Bellona Fossae
Clean Name	Bellona Fossae
Feature ID	676
Target	Venus
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	41.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	34.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	224.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	219.60 °
Diameter	855.00 km
Center Latitude	38.00 °
Center Longitude	222.10 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((219.6 34.3, 224.5 34.3, 224.5 41.7, 219.6 41.7, 219.6 34.3)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Romania (Rumania)
Quad	v15 [pdf]
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	Roman war goddess, wife of Mars.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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