KUON GEO

Rupes Altai

Rupes, rupēs · 545.2 km across · -24.32°, 23.12° · the Moon
崖・差し渡し約545.2km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from terrestrial Altai Mountains.
Source of the name: Mongolia (Asia) · Approved by the IAU 1961 · Other features named after Mongolia

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.
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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Pons クレーター55 km
Polybius クレーター90 km
Fermat クレーター105 km
Sacrobosco クレーター180 km
Wilkins クレーター186 km
Catharina クレーター193 km
Rothmann クレーター232 km
Zagut クレーター233 km
Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA