Rupes on Vesta
3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Rupes — a scarp or cliff on Vesta, out of 113 in the mapped Solar System.
Named
3
of 106 named places on Vesta — 2.8%
Largest
210 km
Matronalia Rupes
Median size
111 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
2011–2014
IAU approval dates
How rupes on Vesta get their names
The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 rupes with a recorded origin, one category covers them all, led by Roman.
Roman3
All 3 rupes on Vesta
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 110 more features.