Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Vostok Rupes on Mercury

Vostok Rupes

Feature Name	Vostok Rupes
Clean Name	Vostok Rupes
Feature ID	6450
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-35.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	-40.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	18.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	20.90 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-37.70 °
Center Longitude	19.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((341.8 -40, 339.1 -40, 339.1 -35.4, 341.8 -35.4, 341.8 -40)))
Northernmost Latitude	-36.32 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.81 °
Easternmost Longitude	18.29 °
Westernmost Longitude	20.13 °
Diameter	124.00 km
Center Latitude	-37.88 °
Center Longitude	19.60 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((339.9603481292725 -36.3170223236084, 339.8691463470459 -36.53590774536133, 339.9603481292725 -36.74567222595215, 339.9101848602295 -36.9827995300293, 339.9557857513428 -37.08768081665039, 340.1118183135986 -37.24029541015625, 340.1837940216064 -37.53457260131836, 340.2293949127197 -37.73065757751465, 340.6596088409424 -38.122802734375, 340.9943866729736 -38.4271240234375, 341.7095966339111 -38.8074951171875))
Northernmost Latitude	-36.41 °
Southernmost Latitude	-38.82 °
Easternmost Longitude	18.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	19.89 °
Diameter	124.33 km
Center Latitude	-37.82 °
Center Longitude	19.52 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((340.176844427364 -36.414369258169, 340.154020178667 -36.6578279109358, 340.108371681273 -36.8632461492077, 340.115979764172 -36.99258355849, 340.199668676061 -37.2512583770546, 340.298573753747 -37.5327574443161, 340.511600074918 -37.8751211747693, 340.747450644786 -38.1337959933339, 341.08220629234 -38.4381193092923, 341.797366084842 -38.8185234542403))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Russia
Quad	H-11 [pdf]
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1976
Origin	Russian; Bellingshausen's ship for Antarctic exploration, 1819-21.
Last Updated	Oct 14, 2016 10:48 AM

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