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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lance Rupes
Clean Name Lance Rupes
Feature ID 16157
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -2.30 °
Southmost Latitude -6.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 182.46 °
Westmost Longitude 183.15 °
Diameter 167.00 km
Center Latitude -4.23 °
Center Longitude 182.60 °
Quad H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Jan 11, 2023
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Norway
Origin Norwegian; a research vessel that has operated primarily in the Arctic since 1992 for various research purposes, in particular marine biology and oceanography; was used for Mars rover simulations on Svalbard in 2009.
Reference [703] - https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/icebridge/spr15/norwegian-research-vessel-rv-lance
Updated Jan 19, 2023 1:44 AM

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