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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Claritas Rupes
Clean Name Claritas Rupes
Feature ID 1231
Target Mars
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -17.51 °
Southmost Latitude -32.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 256.30 °
Westmost Longitude 252.60 °
Diameter 924.00 km
Center Latitude -25.73 °
Center Longitude 254.60 °
Northmost Latitude -17.51 °
Southmost Latitude -32.89 °
Eastmost Longitude 103.70 °
Westmost Longitude 107.40 °
Diameter 924.00 km
Center Latitude -25.73 °
Center Longitude 105.40 °
Northmost Latitude -17.50 °
Southmost Latitude -32.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 256.20 °
Westmost Longitude 252.70 °
Diameter 952.87 km
Center Latitude -25.04 °
Center Longitude 254.74 °
Northmost Latitude -17.50 °
Southmost Latitude -32.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 103.80 °
Westmost Longitude 107.30 °
Diameter 952.87 km
Center Latitude -25.04 °
Center Longitude 105.26 °
Quad mc17 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Latin
Origin From albedo feature at 25S, 110W.
Reference [57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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