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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Soya Rupes on Mercury

Soya Rupes

Feature Name	Soya Rupes
Clean Name	Soya Rupes
Feature ID	15848
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-2.89 °
Southernmost Latitude	-10.06 °
Easternmost Longitude	291.42 °
Westernmost Longitude	296.23 °
Diameter	372.00 km
Center Latitude	-6.47 °
Center Longitude	293.37 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Japan
Quad	H-10 [pdf]
Reference	[535] - Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, Volume 1, by Beau Riffenburgh, Ed.: New York, Routledge, 2006.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jun 10, 2019
Origin	Japanese; Japan’s first dedicated Antarctic research vessel (polar voyages in 1956-1962).
Last Updated	Jun 10, 2019 1:26 PM

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