Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Sacra Fossae
Clean Name	Sacra Fossae
Feature ID	5267
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Fossa, fossae

Location

Control Network

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	26.63 °
Southmost Latitude	11.07 °
Eastmost Longitude	298.50 °
Westmost Longitude	286.30 °
Diameter	950.00 km
Center Latitude	21.47 °
Center Longitude	291.50 °
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Northmost Latitude	26.63 °
Southmost Latitude	11.07 °
Eastmost Longitude	61.50 °
Westmost Longitude	73.70 °
Diameter	950.00 km
Center Latitude	21.47 °
Center Longitude	68.50 °
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Northmost Latitude	26.76 °
Southmost Latitude	10.94 °
Eastmost Longitude	298.11 °
Westmost Longitude	286.82 °
Diameter	950.00 km
Center Latitude	20.36 °
Center Longitude	290.00 °
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Northmost Latitude	26.76 °
Southmost Latitude	10.94 °
Eastmost Longitude	61.89 °
Westmost Longitude	73.18 °
Diameter	950.00 km
Center Latitude	20.36 °
Center Longitude	70.00 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Continent	Europe
Ethnicity	Latin
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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