Planetary Names

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

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Utopia Rupēs on Mars

Utopia Rupēs

Feature Name	Utopia Rupēs
Clean Name	Utopia Rupes
Feature ID	6261
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	63.73 °
Southernmost Latitude	20.77 °
Easternmost Longitude	107.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	67.00 °
Diameter	2550.00 km
Center Latitude	39.67 °
Center Longitude	90.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((107 20.7746657337, 67 20.7746657337, 67 63.7324961941, 107 63.7324961941, 107 20.7746657337)))
Northernmost Latitude	63.73 °
Southernmost Latitude	20.77 °
Easternmost Longitude	253.00 °
Westernmost Longitude	293.00 °
Diameter	2550.00 km
Center Latitude	39.67 °
Center Longitude	270.00 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((107 20.7746657337, 67 20.7746657337, 67 63.7324961941, 107 63.7324961941, 107 20.7746657337)))
Northernmost Latitude	63.12 °
Southernmost Latitude	22.15 °
Easternmost Longitude	104.78 °
Westernmost Longitude	67.31 °
Diameter	2492.68 km
Center Latitude	43.53 °
Center Longitude	86.03 °
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Northernmost Latitude	63.12 °
Southernmost Latitude	22.15 °
Easternmost Longitude	255.22 °
Westernmost Longitude	292.69 °
Diameter	2492.68 km
Center Latitude	43.53 °
Center Longitude	273.97 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((100.2646083831787 23.58582496643066, 99.7512264251709 22.14835929870605, 97.49235725402832 22.35371208190918, 95.54151344299316 22.45638847351074, 90.09969139099121 24.81793403625488, 85.78730201721191 27.38483238220215, 83.11772727966309 29.95173072814941, 79.11336326599121 32.31327629089355, 73.67154121398926 38.06313133239746, 69.76985359191895 42.2728443145752, 67.30563163757324 46.58523368835449, 67.4083080291748 49.76818656921387, 68.64042091369629 53.87522315979004, 69.76985359191895 56.03141975402832, 72.74745750427246 59.72775077819824, 76.13576316833496 62.19197654724121, 80.55082893371582 62.91070747375488, 85.2739200592041 63.11606025695801, 87.32744026184082 63.11606025695801, 91.74250602722168 62.50000190734863, 93.48799705505371 61.37056922912598, 95.95221900939941 54.59395408630371, 98.31376457214355 51.41100120544434, 97.38968086242676 47.50931739807129, 99.6485538482666 40.11664772033691, 101.9074230194092 37.0363712310791, 103.7555904388428 32.92933464050293, 104.7823505401611 31.08116722106934, 103.242208480835 28.61694526672363, 101.3940410614014 25.63934135437012, 100.2646083831787 23.58582496643066)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Latin
Quad	mc06 [pdf]
Reference	[71] - Mars and its Satellites, A Detailed Commentary on the Nomenclature, 2nd edition, by Jürgen Blunck: Exposition Press, Smithtown, New York, 1982.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2003
Origin	Named for calssical albedo feature at 55N, 260W.
Last Updated	Aug 27, 2013 2:56 PM
Additional Information	Changed from Utopia Rupes to Utopia Rupēs August 27, 2013.

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