Rupes Cauchy (Moon)

Named from nearby crater.

Rupes Cauchy is a 120km-long escarpment. Rupes Cauchy casts a thin shadow about five days after the new moon, when the sunrise terminator is nearby and the sunlight is arriving at a low angle. (wikipedia entry)

A rupes is a scarp. On the Moon they are named after nearby craters or other landforms.

NW 10 km

Cauchy F

Walking
4 Hours 40 Minutes

N 122 km

Lucian(next)

MRV
1 Hour 54 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 7 Hours

NE 40 km

Rima Cauchy(last)

Walking
18 Hours 14 Minutes

W 39 km

Cauchy B

Walking
17 Hours 45 Minutes

Rupes Cauchy

9.31° N 37.08° E

E 47 km

Cauchy

Walking
21 Hours 31 Minutes

SW 74 km

Cauchy M

MRV
1 Hour 9 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 9 Hours

S 136 km

Maskelyne F

MRV
2 Hours 8 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 14 Hours

SE 60 km

Cauchy C

Walking
1 Day 3 Hours

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