Resolution Rupes (Mercury)

English; one of Cook's ships, second expedition to Pacific, 1772-75.

Resolution Rupes is an escarpment on Mercury approximately 190 kilometers long located in the southern hemisphere of Mercury. Discovered by the Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974, it was formed by a thrust fault, thought to have occurred due to the shrinkage of the planet's core as it cooled over time. Resolution Rupes has an arcuate shape with the scarp face on convex side of the arc. It has a relief of about 0.9 km and is situated. (wikipedia entry)

A rupes is a scarp. On Mercury they are named after ships of discovery or scientific expeditions.

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NW 478 km

Rabelais

MRV
7 Hours 28 Minutes
Walking
6 Days

N 125 km

Khansa(last)

MRV
1 Hour 57 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 13 Hours

NE 537 km

Africanus Horton

MRV
8 Hours 24 Minutes
Walking
6 Days 17 Hours

W 1169 km

Ma Chih-Yuan

MRV
18 Hours 16 Minutes
Walking
14 Days 16 Hours

Resolution Rupes

-63.27° N 309.43° E

E 1290 km

Kurosawa

MRV
20 Hours 9 Minutes
Walking
16 Days 4 Hours

SW 396 km

Holberg

MRV
6 Hours 11 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 23 Hours

S 166 km

Horace(next)

MRV
2 Hours 36 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 2 Hours

SE 231 km

Puccini

MRV
3 Hours 37 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 21 Hours

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