Fossae on Ceres
1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Fossa — a long, narrow depression on Ceres, out of 117 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
1
of 149 named places on Ceres — 0.7%
Largest
168 km
Nabanna Fossa
Median size
168 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2016–2016
IAU approval dates
How fossae on Ceres get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 fossae with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Bengal.
Bengal1
All 1 fossae on Ceres
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 116 more features.