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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Xuelong Rupes on Mercury

Xuelong Rupes

Feature Name	Xuelong Rupes
Clean Name	Xuelong Rupes
Feature ID	16101
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	61.83 °
Southernmost Latitude	52.70 °
Easternmost Longitude	181.64 °
Westernmost Longitude	184.09 °
Diameter	390.00 km
Center Latitude	57.27 °
Center Longitude	182.87 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	China
Quad	H-04 [pdf]
Reference	[649] - China as a Polar Great Power, by Anne-Marie Brady: Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN:9781107179271, 1107179270.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 07, 2022
Origin	Chinese; a polar research vessel used for Arctic and Antarctic expeditions in the 2010s.
Last Updated	Dec 07, 2022 9:33 PM

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