Rupes on Ceres
1 named feature carries the IAU descriptor Rupes — a scarp or cliff on Ceres, out of 113 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
1
of 149 named places on Ceres — 0.7%
Largest
45 km
Niman Rupes
Median size
45 km
Across the 1 with a measured diameter
Named between
2015–2015
IAU approval dates
How rupes on Ceres get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 1 rupes with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Hopi.
Hopi1
All 1 rupes on Ceres
Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.
Rupes elsewhere in the Solar System
The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 112 more features.