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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Hephaestus Rupēs on Mars

Hephaestus Rupēs

Feature Name	Hephaestus Rupēs
Clean Name	Hephaestus Rupes
Feature ID	2459
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	36.49 °
Southernmost Latitude	9.98 °
Easternmost Longitude	131.95 °
Westernmost Longitude	100.21 °
Diameter	1707.44 km
Center Latitude	23.54 °
Center Longitude	114.90 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((129.83203125 29.8388671875, 125.4375 29.8388671875, 118.93359375 30.8935546875, 112.166015625 32.2119140625, 105.57421875 34.0576171875, 105.046875 34.0576171875, 102.498046875 31.5087890625, 100.212890625 27.5537109375, 99.5537109375 24.521484375, 99.333984375 22.0166015625, 100.037109375 18.5009765625, 101.70703125 16.1279296875, 104.607421875 15.8642578125, 107.5078125 16.4794921875, 111.462890625 16.4794921875, 114.451171875 15.6005859375, 117.087890625 14.4580078125, 119.109375 14.2822265625, 122.888671875 14.1943359375, 125.0859375 14.2822265625, 128.337890625 16.4794921875, 130.53515625 20.6982421875, 130.974609375 26.4990234375, 129.83203125 29.8388671875))
Northernmost Latitude	36.49 °
Southernmost Latitude	9.98 °
Easternmost Longitude	228.05 °
Westernmost Longitude	259.79 °
Diameter	1707.44 km
Center Latitude	23.54 °
Center Longitude	245.10 °
WKT String	POLYGON ((129.83203125 29.8388671875, 125.4375 29.8388671875, 118.93359375 30.8935546875, 112.166015625 32.2119140625, 105.57421875 34.0576171875, 105.046875 34.0576171875, 102.498046875 31.5087890625, 100.212890625 27.5537109375, 99.5537109375 24.521484375, 99.333984375 22.0166015625, 100.037109375 18.5009765625, 101.70703125 16.1279296875, 104.607421875 15.8642578125, 107.5078125 16.4794921875, 111.462890625 16.4794921875, 114.451171875 15.6005859375, 117.087890625 14.4580078125, 119.109375 14.2822265625, 122.888671875 14.1943359375, 125.0859375 14.2822265625, 128.337890625 16.4794921875, 130.53515625 20.6982421875, 130.974609375 26.4990234375, 129.83203125 29.8388671875))
Northernmost Latitude	36.68 °
Southernmost Latitude	9.88 °
Easternmost Longitude	132.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	100.00 °
Diameter	1750.00 km
Center Latitude	21.77 °
Center Longitude	117.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((132 9.884954862160001, 100 9.884954862160001, 100 36.6753984651, 132 36.6753984651, 132 9.884954862160001)))
Northernmost Latitude	36.68 °
Southernmost Latitude	9.88 °
Easternmost Longitude	228.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	260.00 °
Diameter	1750.00 km
Center Latitude	21.77 °
Center Longitude	243.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((132 9.884954862160001, 100 9.884954862160001, 100 36.6753984651, 132 36.6753984651, 132 9.884954862160001)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc14 [pdf]
Reference	[57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Named for classical albedo feature at 20N, 240W.
Last Updated	Aug 27, 2013 2:56 PM
Additional Information	Changed from Hephaestus Rupes to Hephaestus Rupēs August 27, 2013.

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