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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Mist Fossae]
Clean Name Mist Fossae
Feature ID 6871
Target Venus
Feature Type Fossa, fossae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 40.40 °
Southmost Latitude 38.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 248.00 °
Westmost Longitude 246.50 °
Diameter 244.00 km
Center Latitude 39.50 °
Center Longitude 247.30 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Norse
Origin Norse Valkyrie. Changed to Mist Chasma.
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Updated Mar 01, 2007 1:57 PM

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