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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Labeatis Fossae]
Clean Name Labeatis Fossae
Feature ID 6859
Target Mars
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 21.96 °
Southmost Latitude 16.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 270.20 °
Westmost Longitude 264.00 °
Diameter 616.00 km
Center Latitude 20.68 °
Center Longitude 265.00 °
Northmost Latitude 21.96 °
Southmost Latitude 16.91 °
Eastmost Longitude 89.80 °
Westmost Longitude 96.00 °
Diameter 616.00 km
Center Latitude 20.68 °
Center Longitude 95.00 °
Quad mc09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin Previously named feature at 30N, 75W; expanded coordinates. Name dropped because in the database twice.
Reference [56] - Everymans Classical Atlas, by J. Oliver Thomson: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1963.
Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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