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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Karra-māhte Fossae
Clean Name Karra mahte Fossae
Feature ID 2935
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 28.00 °
Southmost Latitude 28.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 342.00 °
Westmost Longitude 342.00 °
Diameter 1800.00 km
Center Latitude 28.00 °
Center Longitude 342.00 °
Quad v19 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latvia
Origin Latvian warrior goddess.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM

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