Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Astrolabe Rupes on Mercury

Astrolabe Rupes

Feature Name	Astrolabe Rupes
Clean Name	Astrolabe Rupes
Feature ID	442
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-39.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	70.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	71.30 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.60 °
Center Longitude	70.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((289.8 -45.4, 288.7 -45.4, 288.7 -39.7, 289.8 -39.7, 289.8 -45.4)))
Northernmost Latitude	-39.79 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.48 °
Easternmost Longitude	69.86 °
Westernmost Longitude	71.34 °
Diameter	251.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.55 °
Center Longitude	70.90 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((290.1352558135986 -39.78515625, 289.9443683624268 -40.24020767211914, 289.9681644439697 -40.47339630126953, 289.8587093353271 -40.80652046203613, 289.8491916656494 -41.27289390563965, 289.7444934844971 -41.44421577453613, 289.4304065704346 -41.7963752746582, 289.2067356109619 -42.01528549194336, 289.2638454437256 -42.21516036987305, 289.297155380249 -42.4388313293457, 289.0942401885986 -42.51495361328125, 288.8688526153564 -42.98134803771973, 289.0211391448975 -43.36681938171387, 288.8974056243896 -43.52862358093262, 288.9554462432861 -43.8104248046875, 289.0687274932861 -44.26625633239746, 288.8628559112549 -44.5738525390625, 288.8688526153564 -44.99437141418457, 288.7308444976807 -45.25611305236816, 288.6642208099365 -45.48454093933105))
Northernmost Latitude	-39.74 °
Southernmost Latitude	-45.43 °
Easternmost Longitude	69.73 °
Westernmost Longitude	71.24 °
Diameter	251.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.52 °
Center Longitude	70.79 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((290.266995789737 -39.7412939864128, 290.058793744977 -40.4121672417522, 289.943125942332 -41.1987082997364, 289.827458139687 -41.4069103444969, 289.480454731753 -41.77704731296, 289.411054050166 -42.2397185235389, 289.225985565935 -42.4710541288284, 289.087184202761 -42.8180575367626, 289.064050642232 -43.3038623078705, 289.087184202761 -43.7665335184494, 289.11031776329 -44.2060711684994, 288.994649960645 -44.5299410159046, 288.763314355356 -45.4321498765335))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	France
Quad	H-11 [pdf]
Reference	[80] - Lists of names for Mercury nomenclature, provided by David Morrison.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	French; d'Urville's ship to explore Antarctica, 1838-40.
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2016 2:02 PM

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Astrolabe Rupes

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