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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Arquipelago Rupēs
Clean Name Arquipelago Rupes
Feature ID 16104
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.20 °
Southmost Latitude 1.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 224.80 °
Westmost Longitude 229.54 °
Diameter 500.00 km
Center Latitude 7.36 °
Center Longitude 229.31 °
Quad H-09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 07, 2022
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Portugal
Origin Origin: Portuguese; a coastal research vessel which has been used in research programs in the Northeast Atlantic (Azores, Madeira) up to 30°N (2010s).
Reference [654] - Volcanoes of the Azores: Revealing the Geological Secrets of the Central Northern Atlantic Islands. (n.d.). Germany: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN:9783642322266, 3642322263.
Updated Nov 08, 2022 7:35 PM

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