Rupes
From Handwiki Short description: Landform on other planets
How rupes formed is, (As of 2008), a matter of speculation. Compressional strain from the cooling of the crust of terrestrial planets and large-scale displacement due to impacts are the two dominant theories.[1]
See also
- Rupes on the Earth's moon
- Rupes on Mercury
- Rupes on Venus
- Rousillon Rupes
- Rupes Tenuis
- Verona Rupes
References
- ↑ "APOD: 21 January 1996 - Mercury's Faults". APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day). 1996-01-21. http://www.sai.msu.su/apod/ap960121.html.
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