Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Adventure Rupes on Mercury

Adventure Rupes

Feature Name	Adventure Rupes
Clean Name	Adventure Rupes
Feature ID	60
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-63.60 °
Southernmost Latitude	-64.90 °
Easternmost Longitude	60.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	72.20 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-65.10 °
Center Longitude	65.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((299.6 -64.90000000000001, 287.8 -64.90000000000001, 287.8 -63.6, 299.6 -63.6, 299.6 -64.90000000000001)))
Northernmost Latitude	-63.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-65.56 °
Easternmost Longitude	58.39 °
Westernmost Longitude	72.78 °
Diameter	340.00 km
Center Latitude	-65.48 °
Center Longitude	65.30 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((301.6050090789795 -64.61649894714355, 300.0089130401611 -65.171875, 296.8479022979736 -65.5625, 295.0011005401611 -65.5269775390625, 292.2308979034424 -65.1007080078125, 290.5615253448486 -64.5325927734375, 288.5726947784424 -64.07080078125, 287.2230854034424 -63.50262451171875))
Northernmost Latitude	-63.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	-65.56 °
Easternmost Longitude	56.48 °
Westernmost Longitude	72.78 °
Diameter	340.63 km
Center Latitude	-65.53 °
Center Longitude	64.87 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((303.524883030236 -64.0353384645623, 302.139752938379 -64.71014543239011, 300.008783566291 -65.17185546300909, 296.847845664361 -65.56253318122521, 295.001005541885 -65.5270170250237, 292.230745358171 -65.1008231506062, 290.561486016703 -64.5325646513828, 288.572581269421 -64.0708546207638, 287.222967333765 -63.5025961215404))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	England
Quad	H-15 [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 on second voyage to the Pacific, 1772-75.
Last Updated	Oct 07, 2016 12:10 PM

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Adventure Rupes

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