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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Challenger Rupes on Mercury

Challenger Rupes

Feature Name	Challenger Rupes
Clean Name	Challenger Rupes
Feature ID	16089
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	10.96 °
Southernmost Latitude	14.22 °
Easternmost Longitude	248.59 °
Westernmost Longitude	251.93 °
Diameter	197.00 km
Center Latitude	-12.58 °
Center Longitude	109.92 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((108.0677305777677 -10.96466227343927, 108.8529527096917 -11.58332213495515, 109.6143802315574 -12.35664696185, 110.3163212282774 -12.89202568816182, 110.7922134294434 -13.42740441447364, 111.3156948507261 -13.97468044581461, 111.4108732909593 -14.2245238514268))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
Quad	H-07 [pdf]
Reference	[642] - At Sea with the Scientifics: The Challenger Letters of Joseph Matkin, by Joseph Matkin, edited by Philip F. Rehbock: University of Hawaii Press, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jun 07, 2022
Origin	British; survey ship used to undertake the first global marine research expedition, the Challenger Expedition (1872-1876), which laid the foundation for the science of oceanography.
Last Updated	Jun 08, 2022 7:03 PM

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