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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Zapiola Rupes on Mercury

Zapiola Rupes

Feature Name	Zapiola Rupes
Clean Name	Zapiola Rupes
Feature ID	16110
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	73.01 °
Southernmost Latitude	71.12 °
Easternmost Longitude	43.35 °
Westernmost Longitude	45.41 °
Diameter	89.00 km
Center Latitude	72.36 °
Center Longitude	44.02 °
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Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Argentina
Quad	H-01 [pdf]
Reference	[657] - Plankton Ecology of the Southwestern Atlantic: From the Subtropical to the Subantarctic Realm, ed. by Mónica S. Hoffmeyer et al. Springer, 2018. (P. 9).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Dec 02, 2022
Origin	Argentinian; ship involved in oceanographic surveys in Southwestern Atlantic; performed 10 oceanographic cruises (1962-1976).
Last Updated	Dec 09, 2022 7:32 PM

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