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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Tithoniae Fossae]
Clean Name Tithoniae Fossae
Feature ID 6916
Target Mars
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -1.48 °
Southmost Latitude -1.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 282.30 °
Westmost Longitude 274.00 °
Diameter 492.00 km
Center Latitude -6.33 °
Center Longitude 277.50 °
Northmost Latitude -1.48 °
Southmost Latitude -1.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 77.70 °
Westmost Longitude 86.00 °
Diameter 492.00 km
Center Latitude -6.33 °
Center Longitude 82.50 °
Quad mc18 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1988
Continent Europe
Culture Latin
Origin Classical albedo feature name. Name dropped because in the database twice.
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 Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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