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Bassorah Fossa

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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.[1]

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  1. ^ "Bassorah Fossa". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2023-08-17.