IAU descriptor term
Scopuli in the Solar System
Scopulus is the term planetary geologists use for an irregular scarp. 13 named features carry it, across 1 of the 14 mapped worlds, the largest being Oenotria Scopuli on Mars at 1,425 km.
Where they are
The largest scopuli anywhere
Ranked across every mapped world, by catalogued diameter.
1Oenotria ScopuliMars1,425 km2Eridania ScopulusMars1,018 km3Gemini ScopuliMars1,000 km4Nilokeras ScopulusMars902 km5Boreales ScopuliMars873 km6Ultimi ScopuliMars561 km7Charybdis ScopulusMars551 km8Australe ScopuliMars505 km9Scylla ScopulusMars477 km10Tartarus ScopulusMars251 km11Coronae ScopulusMars245 km12Abalos ScopuliMars109 km13Xanthe ScopulusMars59.5 km
What they are named after
Naming themes are set per world, so one descriptor can draw on very different sources depending on where it sits. Across all 13 scopuli, 3 categories appear.
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