Santa María Rupes (Mercury)

Spanish; Columbus' flagship, first voyage to America, 1492.

Santa María Rupes is an escarpment on Mercury. The term "rupes" is the Latin word for cliff. (wikipedia entry)

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

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NW 584 km

Sinan

MRV
9 Hours 8 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 8 Hours

N 202 km

Aśvaghosa(next)

MRV
3 Hours 9 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 12 Hours

NE 801 km

Melville

MRV
12 Hours 30 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 1 Hour

W 618 km

Handel

MRV
9 Hours 39 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 18 Hours

Santa María Rupes

5.79° N 340.11° E

E 880 km

Solitudo Iovis

MRV
13 Hours 45 Minutes
Walking
11 Days 1 Hour

SW 280 km

Lu Hsun

MRV
4 Hours 23 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 12 Hours

S 189 km

Al-Jāhiz

MRV
2 Hours 57 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 9 Hours

SE 278 km

Donne

MRV
4 Hours 20 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 11 Hours

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