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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Adventure Rupes
Clean Name Adventure Rupes
Feature ID 60
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -63.60 °
Southmost Latitude -64.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 60.40 °
Westmost Longitude 72.20 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -65.10 °
Center Longitude 65.50 °
Northmost Latitude -63.50 °
Southmost Latitude -65.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 58.39 °
Westmost Longitude 72.78 °
Diameter 340.00 km
Center Latitude -65.48 °
Center Longitude 65.30 °
Northmost Latitude -63.50 °
Southmost Latitude -65.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 56.48 °
Westmost Longitude 72.78 °
Diameter 340.63 km
Center Latitude -65.53 °
Center Longitude 64.87 °
Quad H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Culture England
Origin English; one of Cook's ships on second voyage to the Pacific, 1772-75.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 12:10 PM

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