Bassorah Fossa [SEP] located on astronomical body
Bassorah Fossa
Bassorah Fossa is a trough south of Ali Baba crater on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Bassorah Fossa was first seen in "Voyager 2" images. It is located at 45.4° north, 6.3° west, and is 131 kilometers long.
Bassorah Fossa is named after the city of Basra, Iraq, from which Sindbad embarked on his third voyage in the "Arabian Nights".
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