Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Protea Rupes
Clean Name	Protea Rupes
Feature ID	16102
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Rupes, rupēs

Location

Control Network
MESSENGER Team

Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	-7.33 °
Southmost Latitude	-9.04 °
Eastmost Longitude	201.30 °
Westmost Longitude	204.40 °
Diameter	147.00 km
Center Latitude	-9.36 °
Center Longitude	203.01 °
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Quad	H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Nov 07, 2022
Continent	Africa
Ethnicity	South Africa
Origin	South African; research vessel that performed hydrographic surveys (1922-1933).
Reference	[650] - South Africa's Fighting Ships: Past and Present, by Allan Du Toit: Ashanti Publishing, 1992. ISBN:9781874800507, 1874800502.
Updated	Nov 08, 2022 7:54 PM

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