Verona Rupes
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Verona Rupes is an enormous, possibly the tallest known, cliff on Uranus’s moon Miranda, plunging several kilometers from its rim to the surface below.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cliff
ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ surface feature on a natural satellite ⓘ |
| approximateHeight | 5 km to 20 km (estimates vary) ⓘ |
| astronomicalBodyTypeOfHost | moon Miranda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| astronomicalBodyTypeOfPrimary | planet Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Miranda’s complex tectonic terrain ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | enormous cliff ⓘ |
| classification | planetary scarp ⓘ |
| comparativeScale | often cited as possibly the tallest cliff in the Solar System ⓘ |
| compositionContext | likely associated with water-ice rich crust ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Voyager 2 spacecraft imaging ⓘ |
| environment | airless, extremely cold surface of Miranda ⓘ |
| etymology | named after Verona, setting of Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet ⓘ |
| featureType | rupes (scarp) ⓘ |
| freeFallTimeFromTop | several minutes due to Miranda’s low gravity (order of 10 minutes) ⓘ |
| hostBodyOrbits | Uranus in a prograde, inclined orbit ⓘ |
| imagedBy | Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom | remote sensing imagery ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Uranus system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern hemisphere of Miranda (approximate) ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Miranda ⓘ |
| namingTheme | Shakespearean characters and places on Miranda ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the tallest known cliffs in the Solar System ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | Uranus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocationDescription | sheer cliff dropping from rim to lower surrounding terrain ⓘ |
| scientificInterest | evidence for Miranda’s tectonic and possibly resurfacing history ⓘ |
| solarSystemBodyType | feature on an icy moon ⓘ |
| solarSystemRegion | outer Solar System ⓘ |
| surfaceDrop | several kilometers ⓘ |
| surfaceGravityContext | low gravity environment of Miranda ⓘ |
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