Oti Fossae [SEP] located on astronomical body
Oti Fossae
Oti Fossae is a group of fossae (troughs) in the Phoenicis Lacus quadrangle on Mars, located at 9.3° S and 116.8° W. It is 370 km long and was named after a classical albedo feature.
Fossa (planetary nomenclature)
In planetary nomenclature, a fossa (pl. "fossae") is a long, narrow depression (trough) on the surface of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon. The term, which means "ditch" or "trench" in Latin, is not a geological term as such but a descriptor term used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for topographic features whose geology or geomorphology is uncertain due to lack of