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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zeehaen Rupes
Clean Name Zeehaen Rupes
Feature ID 6710
Target Mercury
Feature Type Rupes, rupēs

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 52.20 °
Southmost Latitude 48.10 °
Eastmost Longitude 154.40 °
Westmost Longitude 157.80 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude 51.00 °
Center Longitude 157.00 °
Northmost Latitude 50.85 °
Southmost Latitude 47.76 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.27 °
Westmost Longitude 159.07 °
Diameter 164.00 km
Center Latitude 49.64 °
Center Longitude 158.15 °
Northmost Latitude 50.86 °
Southmost Latitude 47.79 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.13 °
Westmost Longitude 159.06 °
Diameter 164.02 km
Center Latitude 49.55 °
Center Longitude 158.27 °
Quad H-03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Dutch; one of Tasman's ships to explore Australia, New Zealand, 1642-43.
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 14, 2016 12:16 PM

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