KUON GEO

Rupes Mercator

Rupes, rupēs · 132.4 km across · -30.21°, -22.84° · the Moon
崖・差し渡し約132.4km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from nearby crater.
Source of the name: Belgium (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1985 · Other features named after Belgium

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.
Rima Hesiodus 谷（リマ）28 km
Mercator クレーター91 km
Weiss クレーター97 km
Cichus クレーター103 km
Kies クレーター118 km
Palus Epidemiarum 沼134 km
Campanus クレーター149 km
Capuanus クレーター154 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