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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Rupes Tenuis on Mars

Rupes Tenuis

Feature Name	Rupes Tenuis
Clean Name	Rupes Tenuis
Feature ID	5231
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	82.92 °
Southernmost Latitude	80.89 °
Easternmost Longitude	300.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	245.00 °
Diameter	650.00 km
Center Latitude	81.91 °
Center Longitude	270.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	82.92 °
Southernmost Latitude	80.89 °
Easternmost Longitude	60.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	115.00 °
Diameter	650.00 km
Center Latitude	81.91 °
Center Longitude	90.00 °
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Northernmost Latitude	82.62 °
Southernmost Latitude	80.64 °
Easternmost Longitude	300.77 °
Westernmost Longitude	242.12 °
Diameter	669.03 km
Center Latitude	81.60 °
Center Longitude	274.53 °
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Northernmost Latitude	82.62 °
Southernmost Latitude	80.64 °
Easternmost Longitude	59.23 °
Westernmost Longitude	117.88 °
Diameter	669.03 km
Center Latitude	81.60 °
Center Longitude	85.47 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Roman
Quad	mc01 [pdf]
Reference	[57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1988
Origin	Classical albedo feature name.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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