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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Rubens
Clean Name Rubens
Feature ID 5211
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 59.80 °
Southmost Latitude 59.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 69.90 °
Westmost Longitude 78.30 °
Diameter 175.00 km
Center Latitude 59.80 °
Center Longitude 74.10 °
Northmost Latitude 62.39 °
Southmost Latitude 58.74 °
Eastmost Longitude 74.22 °
Westmost Longitude 81.76 °
Diameter 158.00 km
Center Latitude 60.58 °
Center Longitude 77.99 °
Northmost Latitude 62.67 °
Southmost Latitude 58.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 74.45 °
Westmost Longitude 82.09 °
Diameter 158.79 km
Center Latitude 60.81 °
Center Longitude 78.27 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Flemish
Origin Peter Paul; Flemish painter (1577-1640).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 13, 2016 9:46 AM

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