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

Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Cerberus Rupēs on Mars

[Cerberus Rupēs]

Feature Name	[Cerberus Rupēs]
Clean Name	Cerberus Rupes
Feature ID	6801
Target	Mars
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	MDIM 2.0
Northernmost Latitude	11.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.23 °
Easternmost Longitude	174.60 °
Westernmost Longitude	154.00 °
Diameter	1254.00 km
Center Latitude	8.30 °
Center Longitude	164.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((174.6 6.226638814, 154 6.226638814, 154 11.8631652784, 174.6 11.8631652784, 174.6 6.226638814)))
Northernmost Latitude	11.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	6.23 °
Easternmost Longitude	185.40 °
Westernmost Longitude	206.00 °
Diameter	1254.00 km
Center Latitude	8.30 °
Center Longitude	195.40 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((174.6 6.226638814, 154 6.226638814, 154 11.8631652784, 174.6 11.8631652784, 174.6 6.226638814)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	mc15 [pdf]
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.
Approval Status	Dropped, disallowed
Approval Date	1979
Origin	From albedo feature at 10n, 212W. Changed to Cerberus Fossae.
Last Updated	Nov 17, 2008 3:50 PM

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