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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Cerberus Rupēs]
Clean Name Cerberus Rupes
Feature ID 6801
Target Mars
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


MDIM 2.0
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.86 °
Southmost Latitude 6.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.60 °
Westmost Longitude 154.00 °
Diameter 1254.00 km
Center Latitude 8.30 °
Center Longitude 164.60 °
Northmost Latitude 11.86 °
Southmost Latitude 6.23 °
Eastmost Longitude 185.40 °
Westmost Longitude 206.00 °
Diameter 1254.00 km
Center Latitude 8.30 °
Center Longitude 195.40 °
Quad mc15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date 1979
Continent Europe
Culture Greek
Origin From albedo feature at 10n, 212W. Changed to Cerberus Fossae.
Reference [57] - Map of albedo features of Mars, (plates 2-5), in La Planéte Mars, by E.M. Antoniadi: Librairie Scientifique, Hermann et Cie., Paris, 1930.
Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM

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