Rousillon Rupes
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Rousillon Rupes is a scarp on the surface of the Uranian moon Titania named after a location in William Shakespeare's comedy All's Well That Ends Well.[1] The 402 km long feature is a normal fault situated near the equator and running perpendicular to it. The scarp cuts impact craters, which probably means that it was formed at a relatively late stage of moon's evolution,[2] when the interior of Titania expanded and its ice crust cracked as a result.[3] Rousillon Rupes has only few crater superimposed on it, which also implies its relatively young age. The scarp was first imaged by Voyager 2 spacecraft in January 1986.[2]
References
- ^ USGS/IAU (October 1, 2006). "Titania: Rousillon Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5202?__fsk=678072178. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ a b Smith, B. A.; Soderblom, L. A.; Beebe, A.; Bliss, D.; Boyce, J. M.; Brahic, A.; Briggs, G. A.; Brown, R. H. et al (4 July 1986). "Voyager 2 in the Uranian System: Imaging Science Results". Science 233 (4759): 43–64. Bibcode 1986Sci...233...43S. doi:10.1126/science.233.4759.43. PMID 17812889.
- ^ Croft, S.K. (March 1989). "New Geologic Maps of the Uranian Satellites Titania, Oberon, Umbriel and Miranda". 20. Lunar and Planetary Sciences Institute, Houston. p. 205C. Bibcode 1989LPI....20..205C.
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