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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Sumak Fossa

Basic Info

Feature Name Sumak Fossa
Clean Name Sumak Fossa
Feature ID 16361
Target Dinkinesh
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude
Southmost Latitude
Eastmost Longitude
Westmost Longitude
Diameter 1.07 km
Center Latitude 0.00 °
Center Longitude 354.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Dec 20, 2024
Continent South and Central America
Ethnicity Ecuador
Origin Kichwa (Ecuadorian Quechua) word for “beautiful.”
Reference [838] - Kichwa-English-Spanish Dictionary, by Nina Kinti-Moss and Nematni Baltazar Masaquizo Chasnga. 2nd Edition. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 2018, pg. 143. https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/25707/Kichwa%20Dictionary%202nd%20edition.pdf
Updated Jan 08, 2025 4:15 PM