Victoria Rupes is an escarpment in the Victoria quadrangle of Mercury. The quadrangle was named after this escarpment, and the escarpment itself was named after the Victoria, a ship used on the famous expedition of Ferdinand Magellan. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976.[1]

The escarpment cuts across Enheduanna crater at its southern end and across an unnamed crater near its center.

Victoria Rupes trends north-south across the center of this MESSENGER image. Sor Juana crater is in the background.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Rupes
No tags for this post.