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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nike Fossae
Clean Name Nike Fossae
Feature ID 4267
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -59.50 °
Southmost Latitude -59.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 340.00 °
Westmost Longitude 340.00 °
Diameter 800.00 km
Center Latitude -59.50 °
Center Longitude 340.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek goddess of victory.
Reference [43] - Dictionary of Classical Mythology, by J. E. Zimmerman: Harper and Row, New York, 1971.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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