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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vesta Rupes
Clean Name Vesta Rupes
Feature ID 6368
Target Venus
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 59.50 °
Southmost Latitude 57.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 330.80 °
Westmost Longitude 317.30 °
Diameter 788.00 km
Center Latitude 58.30 °
Center Longitude 323.90 °
Quad v07 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Roman
Origin Roman hearth goddess.
Reference [48] - Letter from G. H. Pettengill to Venus Task Group, April 27, 1977.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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