Santa Maria Rupes
E463795
Santa Maria Rupes is a prominent tectonic scarp on the surface of the planet Mercury, formed by the planet’s crust contracting and thrusting over itself.
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological feature
ⓘ
rupes ⓘ tectonic scarp ⓘ |
| formationMechanism | planetary cooling and contraction ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
crustal contraction
ⓘ
thrust faulting ⓘ |
| hasFaultType | thrust fault ⓘ |
| hasGeologicContext | Mercury global contractional tectonics ⓘ |
| hasMorphology | scarp ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | compressional tectonics ⓘ |
| hasPlanet | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlanetaryBodyType | terrestrial planet surface feature ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceType | planetary surface feature ⓘ |
| isEvidenceFor |
cooling of Mercury’s interior
ⓘ
global contraction of Mercury ⓘ |
| isOnAirlessBody | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Mercury tectonic landforms ⓘ |
| isProminentOn | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isResultOf |
Mercury’s interior cooling
ⓘ
horizontal compression of Mercury’s crust ⓘ |
| isTectonicFeature | true ⓘ |
| locatedOnPlanet | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFeatureType | rupes ⓘ |
| surfaceExpressionOf | thrust fault ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rupes (scarps) on Mercury