Rupes on Mercury
66 named features carry the IAU descriptor Rupes — a scarp or cliff on Mercury, out of 113 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
66
of 606 named places on Mercury — 11%
Largest
990 km
Meteor Rupes
Median size
274 km
Across the 66 with a measured diameter
Named between
1976–2023
IAU approval dates
How rupes on Mercury get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 66 rupes with a recorded origin, 34 categories appear, led by England.
England11United States6The Netherlands (Dutch)4France4Japan3Spain3Russia3Norway3
All 66 rupes on Mercury
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Meteor Rupes990 kmAltair Rupes896 kmVolasiga Rupes830 kmEnterprise Rupes822 kmGrifo Rupes783 kmBeagle Rupes630 kmParamour Rupes616 kmChikyu Rupes561 kmDarshak Rupes560 kmAntares Rupes530 kmDuyfken Rupes518 kmAlpha Crucis Rupes511 kmArquipelago Rupes500 kmBlossom Rupes486 kmHero Rupes456 kmBelgica Rupes425 kmDiscovery Rupes412 kmDiscovery Rupes412 kmInvestigator Rupes390 kmXuelong Rupes390 kmCalypso Rupes381 kmHesperides Rupes374 kmSoya Rupes372 kmEltanin Rupes370 kmUnity Rupes350 kmNautilus Rupes348 kmVictoria Rupes347 kmAdventure Rupes340 kmKainan Rupes325 kmHeemskerck Rupes320 kmProvidencia Rupes310 kmItalica Rupes282 kmPalmer Rupes274 kmTangaroa Rupes273 kmCarnegie Rupes267 kmAkademik Rupes265 kmMirni Rupes258 kmMirni Rupes258 kmLa Dauphine Rupes252 kmAstrolabe Rupes251 kmCarrasco Rupes249 kmSelen Rupes246 kmGjoa Rupes238 kmEndurance Rupes237 kmBaltica Rupes230 kmTerror Rupes230 kmSanta Maria Rupes227 kmAegaeo Rupes222 kmPelagia Rupes220 kmLegend Rupes209 kmChallenger Rupes197 kmAcadia Rupes191 kmAlvin Rupes188 kmAstrea Rupes178 kmLance Rupes167 kmPourquoi Pas Rupes165 kmZeehaen Rupes164 kmFram Rupes156 kmProtea Rupes147 kmResolution Rupes139 kmVejas Rupes133 kmZarya Rupes128 kmVostok Rupes124 kmZapiola Rupes89 kmYelcho Rupes63 kmEndeavour Rupes61 km
Rupes elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 47 more features.