Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Elysium Fossae
Clean Name	Elysium Fossae
Feature ID	1782
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	28.71 °
Southmost Latitude	16.22 °
Eastmost Longitude	158.00 °
Westmost Longitude	136.00 °
Diameter	1175.00 km
Center Latitude	24.54 °
Center Longitude	146.30 °
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Northmost Latitude	28.71 °
Southmost Latitude	16.22 °
Eastmost Longitude	202.00 °
Westmost Longitude	224.00 °
Diameter	1175.00 km
Center Latitude	24.54 °
Center Longitude	213.70 °
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Northmost Latitude	28.78 °
Southmost Latitude	16.21 °
Eastmost Longitude	151.58 °
Westmost Longitude	135.51 °
Diameter	1044.00 km
Center Latitude	24.08 °
Center Longitude	146.14 °
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Northmost Latitude	28.78 °
Southmost Latitude	16.21 °
Eastmost Longitude	208.42 °
Westmost Longitude	224.49 °
Diameter	1044.00 km
Center Latitude	24.08 °
Center Longitude	213.86 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1973
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Greek
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
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	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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Basic Info

Location

Status and Origin

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