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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nautilus Rupes
Clean Name Nautilus Rupes
Feature ID 15134
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -24.96 °
Southmost Latitude -31.71 °
Eastmost Longitude 291.60 °
Westmost Longitude 295.51 °
Diameter 348.00 km
Center Latitude -28.23 °
Center Longitude 293.33 °
Northmost Latitude -24.91 °
Southmost Latitude -31.65 °
Eastmost Longitude 291.51 °
Westmost Longitude 295.42 °
Diameter 347.97 km
Center Latitude -28.29 °
Center Longitude 293.27 °
Quad H-14 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jun 03, 2013
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin American; oceanic research and underwater archaeology vessel that performs studies in the Mediterranean and Caribbean since 2009.
Reference [300] - New Frontiers in Ocean Exploration: The E/V Nautilus and NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer 2011 Field Season, by K. Bell, K. Elliott, C. Martinez, and S. Fuller: Oceanography, Vol. 25, No. 1, Supplement, March 2012.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 8:26 AM

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