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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Darshak Rupēs on Mercury

Darshak Rupēs

Feature Name	Darshak Rupēs
Clean Name	Darshak Rupes
Feature ID	16152
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network	MESSENGER Team
Northernmost Latitude	-8.48 °
Southernmost Latitude	-19.26 °
Easternmost Longitude	42.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	49.22 °
Diameter	560.00 km
Center Latitude	-14.50 °
Center Longitude	47.42 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	India
Quad	H-06 [pdf]
Reference	[698] - INS Darshak completes hydrographic survey, The Times of India, November 30, 2016: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/ins-darshak-completes-hydrographic-survey/articleshow/55693590.cms
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jan 11, 2023
Origin	Indian; a hydrographic survey vessel that carries out hydrographic, geophysical, and oceanographic surveys in the Indian Ocean since 2001; has been used to investigate historically significant shipwrecks and the submerged remains of the lost city of Poompuhar.
Last Updated	Jan 18, 2023 10:54 PM

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