Rupes

Name
Latitude
Longitude
Length km
Name origin
Rupes Altai 24.3°S 22.6°E 427.0 km Altai Mountains
Rupes Boris 33.5°W 30.5°N 4.0 km Named from nearby crater Boris
Rupes Cauchy 09.0°N 37.0°E 120.0 km Named from nearby crater Cauchy
Rupes Kelvin 27.3°S 33.1°W 78.0 km Named from nearby Promontorium Kelvin
Rupes  LieBig 25.0°S 46.0°W 180.0 km Named from nearby crater Liebig
Rupes Mercator 31.0°S 22.3°W 93.0 km Named from nearby crater Mercator
Rupes Recta 22.1°S 7.8°W 134.0 km Latin for “straight cliff”
Rupes Toscanelli 27.4°N 47.5°W 70.0 km Named from nearby crater Toscanelli

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