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(glossary entry; plural = '''Rupes''')<br /> <br /> | (glossary entry; plural = '''Rupes''')<br /> <br /> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | One of 18 different categories of lunar features recognized in the current system of [ | + | One of 18 different categories of lunar features recognized in the current system of [[IAU%20nomenclature|IAU nomenclature]]. The IAU defines a '''Rupes''' as a "scarp". The term is used as prefix to the feature name.<br /> Once again the IAU has chosen the wrong definition. Scarps are common on the Moon - the steep interior of every fresh crater is a scarp, but they have never been considered rupes! Rupes are faults, and there are only a handful on the Moon. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater [[Image:tychocrater-lg.jpg|16px|tychocrater]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/tychocrater tychocrater] <small>Sep 2, 2007</small></span><br /> <br /> |
==Wikipedia (Terrestrial Fault)== | ==Wikipedia (Terrestrial Fault)== | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_(geology) Fault] (Geology).<br /> <br /> | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fault_(geology) Fault] (Geology).<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
A scarp is a one-sided feature with the terrain on one side being at a substantially different elevation from that on the other. This differs from a rille ("rima") or a ridge ("dorsa") where the land on either side is at the same height. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span><br /> <br /> | A scarp is a one-sided feature with the terrain on one side being at a substantially different elevation from that on the other. This differs from a rille ("rima") or a ridge ("dorsa") where the land on either side is at the same height. <span class="membersnap">- [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher [[Image:JimMosher-lg.jpg|16px|JimMosher]]] [http://www.wikispaces.com/user/view/JimMosher JimMosher]</span><br /> <br /> | ||
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List of Lunar Faults<br /> <br /> | List of Lunar Faults<br /> <br /> | ||
==LPOD Articles== | ==LPOD Articles== | ||
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Rupes (fault)
(glossary entry; plural = Rupes)
Description
One of 18 different categories of lunar features recognized in the current system of IAU nomenclature. The IAU defines a Rupes as a "scarp". The term is used as prefix to the feature name.
Once again the IAU has chosen the wrong definition. Scarps are common on the Moon - the steep interior of every fresh crater is a scarp, but they have never been considered rupes! Rupes are faults, and there are only a handful on the Moon. - tychocrater tychocrater Sep 2, 2007
Wikipedia (Terrestrial Fault)
Fault (Geology).
Additional Information
A scarp is a one-sided feature with the terrain on one side being at a substantially different elevation from that on the other. This differs from a rille ("rima") or a ridge ("dorsa") where the land on either side is at the same height. - JimMosher JimMosher
Lunar Rupes
List of Lunar Faults
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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