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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Victoria Rupes
Clean Name Victoria Rupes
Feature ID 6379
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 55.00 °
Southmost Latitude 46.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.10 °
Westmost Longitude 32.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 50.90 °
Center Longitude 31.10 °
Northmost Latitude 56.40 °
Southmost Latitude 48.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.55 °
Westmost Longitude 36.14 °
Diameter 347.00 km
Center Latitude 52.71 °
Center Longitude 34.16 °
Northmost Latitude 56.40 °
Southmost Latitude 48.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 33.56 °
Westmost Longitude 36.15 °
Diameter 346.95 km
Center Latitude 52.71 °
Center Longitude 34.16 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Culture Spain
Origin Spanish; Magellan's and Del Cano's ship, first voyage around the world.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 10:33 AM

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