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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Resolution Rupes on Mercury

Resolution Rupes

Feature Name	Resolution Rupes
Clean Name	Resolution Rupes
Feature ID	5003
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-62.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	-65.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	49.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	54.10 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-63.80 °
Center Longitude	51.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((310.6 -65.09999999999999, 305.9 -65.09999999999999, 305.9 -62.6, 310.6 -62.6, 310.6 -65.09999999999999)))
Northernmost Latitude	-62.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	-64.15 °
Easternmost Longitude	48.62 °
Westernmost Longitude	53.72 °
Diameter	139.00 km
Center Latitude	-63.25 °
Center Longitude	50.66 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((306.2828388214111 -64.14990234375, 306.6278705596924 -64.14990234375, 307.0262470245361 -64.0570068359375, 308.0880756378174 -63.6719970703125, 308.9510517120361 -63.3800048828125, 309.6278705596924 -63.154296875, 309.9200458526611 -62.9949951171875, 310.0262470245361 -62.87548828125, 310.0792865753174 -62.6630859375, 310.3048725128174 -62.397705078125, 310.7032489776611 -62.185302734375, 310.9554462432861 -62.15869140625, 311.3802509307861 -62.1055908203125))
Northernmost Latitude	-62.11 °
Southernmost Latitude	-64.15 °
Easternmost Longitude	48.49 °
Westernmost Longitude	53.59 °
Diameter	138.74 km
Center Latitude	-63.27 °
Center Longitude	50.57 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((306.414598514508 -64.1498998272816, 306.759730705785 -64.1498998272816, 307.157960157259 -64.0569796219376, 308.21990536119 -63.6720244855128, 309.082735839383 -63.379989554432, 309.759725906889 -63.1543261985967, 310.05176083797 -62.9950344180071, 310.157955358363 -62.875565582565, 310.211052618559 -62.6631765417789, 310.436715974394 -62.3976902407962, 310.834945425868 -62.1853012000102, 311.087157411802 -62.1587525699119, 311.511935493374 -62.1056553097154))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
Quad	H-11 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	English; one of Cook's ships, second expedition to Pacific, 1772-75.
Last Updated	Oct 13, 2016 9:27 AM

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Resolution Rupes

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