KUON GEO

Rupes Recta

Rupes, rupēs · 116 km across · -21.67°, -7.7° · the Moon
崖・差し渡し約116km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Latin for "straight cliff" (the straight wall).
Source of the name: Latin (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1961 · Other features named after Latin

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.
Birt クレーター33 km
Rima Birt 谷（リマ）45 km
Promontorium Taenarium 岬93 km
Thebit クレーター104 km
Nicollet クレーター135 km
Lippershey クレーター150 km
Lassell クレーター187 km
Alpetragius クレーター193 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