Aganippe Fossa (Mars)

Classical albedo feature name; "Aganippe's Fountain", legendary home of a Greek naiad

Aganippe Fossa is a surface feature on Mars which runs from 4.1° to 13° south latitude and 124.9° to 126.9° west longitude. Figure 1 shows dark streaks on the slopes. Such streaks are common on Mars. (wikipedia entry)

A fossa is a long, narrow, shallow depression. On Mars they are named after the nearest named albedo feature on the Schiaparelli or Antoniadi maps.

NW 239 km

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3 Hours 44 Minutes
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N 386 km

Biblis Tholus(next)

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6 Hours 2 Minutes
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NE 639 km

Pavonis Sulci

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9 Hours 59 Minutes
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8 Days

W 1079 km

Amazonis Sulci

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16 Hours 52 Minutes
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13 Days 13 Hours

Aganippe Fossa

-8.49° N 234.0° E

E 349 km

Arsia Mons

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5 Hours 27 Minutes
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4 Days 9 Hours

SW 1231 km

Mangala Fossa

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19 Hours 14 Minutes
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15 Days 10 Hours

S 342 km

Daedalia Planum

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5 Hours 20 Minutes
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4 Days 7 Hours

SE 1083 km

Mistretta

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16 Hours 55 Minutes
Walking
13 Days 14 Hours

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