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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