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Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Tartarus Rupes on Mars

Tartarus Rupes

Feature Name	Tartarus Rupes
Clean Name	Tartarus Rupes
Feature ID	5876
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-5.93 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.22 °
Easternmost Longitude	176.10 °
Westernmost Longitude	175.20 °
Diameter	89.70 km
Center Latitude	-6.52 °
Center Longitude	175.60 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-5.93 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.22 °
Easternmost Longitude	183.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	184.80 °
Diameter	89.70 km
Center Latitude	-6.52 °
Center Longitude	184.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((176.1 -7.2152254525, 175.2 -7.2152254525, 175.2 -5.93008057837, 176.1 -5.93008057837, 176.1 -7.2152254525)))
Northernmost Latitude	-5.79 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.19 °
Easternmost Longitude	176.09 °
Westernmost Longitude	175.35 °
Diameter	97.46 km
Center Latitude	-6.50 °
Center Longitude	175.71 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-5.79 °
Southernmost Latitude	-7.19 °
Easternmost Longitude	183.91 °
Westernmost Longitude	184.65 °
Diameter	97.46 km
Center Latitude	-6.50 °
Center Longitude	184.29 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((175.3466091156006 -5.790290832519531, 175.3932704925537 -6.008033752441406, 175.3971576690674 -6.081911087036133, 175.4904766082764 -6.198558807373047, 175.6071262359619 -6.354089736938477, 175.6887798309326 -6.459072113037109, 175.7704334259033 -6.595163345336914, 175.8170909881592 -6.789575576782227, 175.8365345001221 -6.941219329833984, 175.8909702301025 -7.046201705932617, 176.0037288665771 -7.139520645141602, 176.0892696380615 -7.186180114746094))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc23 [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	1985
Origin	Named for albedo feature at 2N, 183W.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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