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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Kainan Rupēs on Mercury

Kainan Rupēs

Feature Name	Kainan Rupēs
Clean Name	Kainan Rupes
Feature ID	15775
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-26.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	-33.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	327.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	333.10 °
Diameter	325.00 km
Center Latitude	-29.80 °
Center Longitude	330.80 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Japan
Quad	H-14 [pdf]
Reference	[486] - Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, Volume 1, by Beau Riffenburgh: Taylor & Francis, 2007.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Oct 19, 2018
Origin	Japanese; Kainan Maru, ship of Nobu Shirase Antarctic exploration, 1910-1912.
Last Updated	Oct 19, 2018 3:19 PM

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Kainan Rupēs

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