Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Zarya Rupes on Mercury

Zarya Rupes

Feature Name	Zarya Rupes
Clean Name	Zarya Rupes
Feature ID	6704
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-41.70 °
Southernmost Latitude	-44.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	18.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	22.50 °
Diameter	0.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.80 °
Center Longitude	20.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((341.5 -44, 337.5 -44, 337.5 -41.7, 341.5 -41.7, 341.5 -44)))
Northernmost Latitude	-41.79 °
Southernmost Latitude	-43.30 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.18 °
Westernmost Longitude	22.57 °
Diameter	128.00 km
Center Latitude	-42.73 °
Center Longitude	20.42 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((337.4279804229686 -43.30030250549366, 338.2179622650096 -43.12898254394581, 338.9793910980175 -42.85296440124561, 339.5314235687206 -42.7482681274419, 339.93117332458 -42.57694625854542, 340.2642993926952 -42.16767883300831, 340.8173847198436 -41.787963867188))
Northernmost Latitude	-41.85 °
Southernmost Latitude	-43.21 °
Easternmost Longitude	19.13 °
Westernmost Longitude	22.50 °
Diameter	120.88 km
Center Latitude	-42.59 °
Center Longitude	20.76 °
WKT String	MULTILINESTRING ((337.501050789366 -43.213323879191, 338.273971522384 -42.933756805546, 339.47446542686 -42.5061836340889, 340.165160549983 -42.2430616824231, 340.872300795085 -41.8483787549243))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Soviet
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	USSR; Motor-sail schooner to study Earth's magnetic field, 1953.
Last Updated	Oct 14, 2016 12:13 PM

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