Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Darshak Rupēs
Clean Name	Darshak Rupes
Feature ID	16152
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs

Location

Control Network
MESSENGER Team

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-8.48 °
Southmost Latitude	-19.26 °
Eastmost Longitude	42.22 °
Westmost Longitude	49.22 °
Diameter	560.00 km
Center Latitude	-14.50 °
Center Longitude	47.42 °
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Quad	H-06 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Jan 11, 2023
Continent	Asia
Culture	India
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.
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
Updated	Jan 18, 2023 10:54 PM

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