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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Selen Rupēs
Clean Name Selen Rupes
Feature ID 16153
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -5.67 °
Southmost Latitude -9.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.29 °
Westmost Longitude 181.44 °
Diameter 246.00 km
Center Latitude -8.11 °
Center Longitude 178.92 °
Quad H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 11, 2023
Continent Asia
Culture Turkey
Origin Turkish; research vessel used mainly in Sea of Marmara since 2010 for high resolution geophysical exploration in shallow waters.
Reference [699] - https://www.mta.gov.tr/v3.0/arastirmalar/selen
Updated Jan 18, 2023 11:39 PM

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