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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Pourquoi-Pas Rupes on Mercury

Pourquoi-Pas Rupes

Feature Name	Pourquoi-Pas Rupes
Clean Name	Pourquoi Pas Rupes
Feature ID	4813
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-55.10 °
Southernmost Latitude	-60.80 °
Easternmost Longitude	151.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	160.10 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-58.10 °
Center Longitude	156.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((208.5 -60.8, 199.9 -60.8, 199.9 -55.1, 208.5 -55.1, 208.5 -60.8)))
Northernmost Latitude	-56.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-59.40 °
Easternmost Longitude	153.07 °
Westernmost Longitude	158.89 °
Diameter	164.65 km
Center Latitude	-58.54 °
Center Longitude	156.17 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((201.1055965423584 -56.50389099121094, 201.8575038909912 -56.67521286010742, 202.5903797149658 -57.00833702087402, 202.9235019683838 -57.53181838989258, 203.2130756378174 -58.080810546875, 203.7719135284424 -58.49267578125, 204.3602924346924 -58.9927978515625, 204.6839008331299 -59.1693115234375, 205.4838047027588 -59.31165504455566, 206.3213748931885 -59.39731597900391, 206.9305171966553 -59.3687629699707))
Northernmost Latitude	-56.82 °
Southernmost Latitude	-59.76 °
Easternmost Longitude	153.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	157.76 °
Diameter	164.65 km
Center Latitude	-58.54 °
Center Longitude	156.17 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((202.24210697018 -56.8158230838434, 202.859912858157 -57.5218869558167, 203.212944794144 -58.0808541877956, 203.771912026122 -58.49272477978, 204.3602985861 -58.9928533557611, 204.683911194088 -59.1693693237544, 205.478233050058 -59.3164659637489, 206.272554906028 -59.6989172277344, 206.596167514016 -59.7577558837322))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	France
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	French; Charcot's ship to explore Antarctica, 1908-10.
Last Updated	Mar 07, 2011 10:53 AM

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