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| Feature Name | Piri Rupes |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Piri Rupes |
| Feature ID | 15839 |
| Target | Pluto |
| Feature Type | Rupes, rupēs |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 37.62 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 16.63 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 119.10 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 98.70 ° |
| Diameter | 549.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 27.13 ° |
| Center Longitude | 108.90 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | May 30, 2019 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Ethnicity | Ottoman |
| Origin | Ahmed Muhiddin, also known as Piri Reis, Ottoman navigator and cartographer (c. 1470–1553). Author of one of the earliest existing world maps in 1513. His “Book of the Sea” (1521), containing 290 maps, was one of the most famous cartographical works of that period. |
| Reference | [527] - Life and Works of Piri Reis: The Oldest Map of America, by Afetinan, Ayşe: Turkish Historical Society, 2008. |
| Updated | May 31, 2019 4:27 PM |
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