Fossae on Venus
32 named features carry the IAU descriptor Fossa — a long, narrow depression on Venus, out of 117 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
32
of 1,985 named places on Venus — 1.6%
Largest
1,800 km
Brynhild Fossae
Median size
620 km
Across the 31 with a measured diameter
Named between
1985–2003
IAU approval dates
How fossae on Venus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 32 fossae with a recorded origin, 24 categories appear, led by Greek.
Greek4Norse3Siberia2Slavic2Celtic2Latvia1Buriat1Romania (Rumania)1
All 32 fossae on Venus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Brynhild Fossae1,800 kmKhosedem Fossae1,800 kmKarra mahte Fossae1,800 kmPenthesilea Fossa1,700 kmPerunitsa Fossae1,300 kmSigrun Fossae970 kmYenkhoboy Fossae900 kmBellona Fossae855 kmGulaim Fossae800 kmNike Fossae800 kmNaguchitsa Fossae730 kmArianrod Fossae715 kmHanekasa Fossae700 kmNarundi Fossae700 kmEnyo Fossae700 kmFea Fossae620 kmMagura Fossae600 kmFelesta Fossae570 kmNamjyalma Fossae560 kmYuzut Arkh Fossae550 kmManto Fossae536 kmIlbis Fossae512 kmAlbasty Fossae500 kmNaijok Fossae450 kmValkyrie Fossae357 kmAjina Fossae300 kmSaykal Fossae300 kmAife Fossae280 kmRangrid Fossae243 kmZheztyrnak Fossae180 kmFriagabi Fossae141 kmMinerva Fossae64.5° N, 107.5° W
Fossae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 85 more features.