Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Gjöa Rupes on Mercury

Gjöa Rupes

Feature Name	Gjöa Rupes
Clean Name	Gjoa Rupes
Feature ID	2181
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-65.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	-68.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	155.80 °
Westernmost Longitude	162.80 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-66.70 °
Center Longitude	159.30 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((204.2 -68.2, 197.2 -68.2, 197.2 -65.09999999999999, 204.2 -65.09999999999999, 204.2 -68.2)))
Northernmost Latitude	-65.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	-68.95 °
Easternmost Longitude	153.51 °
Westernmost Longitude	163.97 °
Diameter	237.90 km
Center Latitude	-66.89 °
Center Longitude	158.50 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((196.0336933135986 -65.277587890625, 196.8527240753174 -65.62860107421875, 197.4844989776611 -65.74560546875, 198.0930805206299 -65.79248046875, 198.4440937042236 -65.93292236328125, 198.7951068878174 -66.1201171875, 199.5438861846924 -66.30731201171875, 200.4567279815674 -66.5413818359375, 201.4395160675049 -66.8690185546875, 202.5863056182861 -67.29022216796875, 203.9904804229736 -67.898681640625, 205.4179096221924 -68.577392578125, 206.4945087432861 -68.9517822265625))
Northernmost Latitude	-65.28 °
Southernmost Latitude	-68.95 °
Easternmost Longitude	153.51 °
Westernmost Longitude	163.97 °
Diameter	237.90 km
Center Latitude	-66.89 °
Center Longitude	158.50 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((196.03355768515 -65.27763107591529, 196.852641384663 -65.6286669471354, 197.48450595286 -65.7456789042088, 198.092968129641 -65.7924836870382, 198.444004000862 -65.93289803552631, 198.795039872082 -66.1201171668437, 199.543916397351 -66.3073362981611, 200.456609662524 -66.54136021230789, 201.43951010194 -66.86899369211341, 202.58622728126 -67.2902367375776, 203.99037076614 -67.8986989143592, 205.417916642436 -68.57736826538491, 206.494426647511 -68.9518065280197))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Norway
Quad	H-15 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	Norwegian; Amundsen's ship through Northwest passage, 1903-06.
Last Updated	Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Get help using the map above.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected in the feature boundaries in the map above. Only the primary control network feature boundaries (in green) are displayed on the map.

Gjöa Rupes

PDF Maps of Mercury