Rupes Altai (Moon)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Rupes, rupēs
- IAU definition
Scarp
- Diameter
- 545.2 km, 31 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 24.32° S, 23.12° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- 1961
- Origin of the name
Named from terrestrial Altai Mountains.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Rupes Altai.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Orbiter · 24 Inch Focal Length Camera | 24 | May 16, 1967 | May 17, 1967 |
| Clementine · Ultraviolet/Visible Camera | 4,035 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Clementine · High Resolution Camera | 3,261 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Clementine · Near Infrared Camera | 2,326 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Clementine · Long Wavelength Infrared Camera | 1,585 | February 25, 1994 | April 22, 1994 |
| Clementine · Radio Science Subsystem | 59 | April 9, 1994 | April 9, 1994 |
| Arecibo Observatory/National Radio Astronomy Observatory · Earth-based Arecibo Radio Telescope/Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope | 66 | August 4, 2004 | May 11, 2013 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Terrain Camera | 5,166 | November 19, 2007 | June 2, 2009 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Lunar Radar Sounder | 815 | December 15, 2007 | September 1, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Laser Altimeter | 28 | December 30, 2007 | October 26, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · Multiband Imager | 7,354 | March 20, 2008 | October 12, 2008 |
| JAXA SELENE/KAGUYA Main Orbiter · High Definition Television | 4,660 | June 10, 2008 | May 31, 2009 |
| ISRO's Chandrayaan-1 · Moon Mineralogy Mapper | 90 | January 7, 2009 | July 31, 2009 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · DIVINER Lunar Radiometer Experiment | 11,720 | July 5, 2009 | June 10, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera | 25,055 | July 11, 2009 | June 9, 2026 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter | 3,076 | July 13, 2009 | June 18, 2021 |
| Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter · MINI-RF LRO | 772 | November 11, 2009 | January 30, 2019 |
| Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter · Shadow Camera | 99 | March 16, 2023 | August 30, 2024 |
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/5224
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms