Chikyu Rupes (Mercury)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Rupes, rupēs
- IAU definition
Scarp
- Diameter
- 561 km, 23 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 53.82° S, 100.38° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- January 12, 2021
- Origin of the name
Japanese; a scientific drilling ship built for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program to conduct deep-sea geological research.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Chikyu Rupes.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Wide Angle Camera | 14,170 | January 1, 2000 | February 26, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System | 13 | January 1, 2000 | November 1, 2014 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer | 3,420 | August 13, 2004 | April 30, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Narrow Angle Camera | 2,063 | January 14, 2008 | November 20, 2014 |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15955
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms