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Mercury: Pantheon Fossae

See Fossa, fossae in the descriptor terms page for additional information.

Direction of Increasing Longitude: west
Longitude Range: 0.0° to 360.0°

Feature Name Pantheon Fossae Search for maps that cover Pantheon Fossae in the Planetary Map Index
Latitude 30.5°
Longitude 197°
Starting Latitude 26°
Starting Longitude 193°
Ending Latitude 34°
Ending Longitude 201°
Diameter 300 KM
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Map
Quadrangle
Approval Status 5: Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2008-04-08
Reference The New Encyclopaedia Britannica; Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Origin Classic domed Roman building begun in 27 BC by Marcus Agrippa, and rebuilt by Hadrian between AD 118 and 128.

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