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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Hero Rupes on Mercury

Hero Rupes

Feature Name	Hero Rupes
Clean Name	Hero Rupes
Feature ID	2474
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-56.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-60.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	167.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	173.90 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-58.40 °
Center Longitude	171.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((192.3 -60.4, 186.1 -60.4, 186.1 -56.5, 192.3 -56.5, 192.3 -60.4)))
Northernmost Latitude	-53.94 °
Southernmost Latitude	-60.38 °
Easternmost Longitude	162.06 °
Westernmost Longitude	176.65 °
Diameter	456.00 km
Center Latitude	-58.72 °
Center Longitude	171.70 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((183.3542499542236 -53.94085311889648, 184.0776042938232 -54.87360191345215, 184.6486759185791 -55.55888557434082, 185.0465106964111 -56.10968017578125, 185.8997211456299 -57.1099853515625, 187.0764789581299 -57.99261474609375, 188.5769062042236 -58.87518310546875, 189.7537250518799 -59.49298095703125, 191.1362934112549 -59.9342041015625, 192.0189228057861 -60.16961669921875, 194.1665210723877 -60.14648628234863, 195.8987674713135 -60.22262954711914, 197.9355869293213 -60.37491607666016))
Northernmost Latitude	-53.93 °
Southernmost Latitude	-60.46 °
Easternmost Longitude	162.04 °
Westernmost Longitude	175.45 °
Diameter	456.45 km
Center Latitude	-58.72 °
Center Longitude	171.70 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((184.546381178849 -53.9327289399524, 184.634639162846 -54.6976314679234, 184.78173580284 -55.5213726518923, 185.04650975483 -56.1097592118701, 185.899670266798 -57.1100163638323, 187.076443386753 -57.9925962037989, 188.576829114697 -58.8751760437655, 189.753602234652 -59.4929819317422, 191.1363106506 -59.9342718517255, 192.018890490567 -60.1696264757166, 194.166501434485 -60.2578844597133, 195.872822458421 -60.34614244371, 197.961594746342 -60.4638197557055))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	American
Quad	H-12 [pdf]
Reference	[80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	American; Palmer's ship to explore Antarctic coast, 1820-21.
Last Updated	Oct 11, 2016 1:29 PM

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