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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Paramour Rupes
Clean Name Paramour Rupes
Feature ID 15235
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


MESSENGER Team
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 5.64 °
Southmost Latitude -5.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 212.05 °
Westmost Longitude 215.04 °
Diameter 616.00 km
Center Latitude -0.08 °
Center Longitude 212.54 °
Quad H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 12, 2014
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin English; research vessel of the Royal Navy used to study magnetism, longitude, and navigation problems, commanded by Edmond Halley from 1698 to 1699.
Reference [330] - A History of Antarctica, by Stephen Martin: Rosenberg Publishing Pty. Ltd., NSW, Australia, 2013.
Updated Oct 12, 2016 12:27 PM

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