Fossae on Enceladus
7 named features carry the IAU descriptor Fossa — a long, narrow depression on Enceladus, out of 117 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
7
of 85 named places on Enceladus — 8.2%
Largest
290 km
Khorasan Fossa
Median size
165 km
Across the 7 with a measured diameter
Named between
1982–2010
IAU approval dates
How fossae on Enceladus get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 7 fossae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Arabian.
Arabian7
All 7 fossae on Enceladus
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Fossae elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 8 other worlds, for 110 more features.