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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Fornax Rupes
Clean Name Fornax Rupes
Feature ID 1994
Target Venus
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 33.70 °
Southmost Latitude 27.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 202.90 °
Westmost Longitude 199.10 °
Diameter 729.00 km
Center Latitude 30.30 °
Center Longitude 201.10 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Roman goddess of hearth and baking of bread.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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