Tartarus Rupes

Rupes, rupēs · 97.5 km across · -6.5°, 175.71° · Mars
崖・差し渡し約97.5km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named for albedo feature at 2N, 183W.

Source of the name: Greek (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1985 · Other features named after Greek

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (MOLA), and the night-time infrared comes from THEMIS.

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.

Avernus Rupes 崖234 km

Avernus Cavi 窪地250 km

Avernus Dorsa 尾根285 km

Apollinaris Sulci 筋状地形289 km

Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 3,396.19 km.

DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA MGS MOLA · NASA Mars Odyssey THEMIS