Verona Rupes
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Verona Rupes is a cliff on Miranda, a moon of Uranus.[1] The cliff has been estimated at 5 kilometers (3 mi)[2] and 20 kilometers (12.4 mi)[3] high, making it the tallest known cliff in the solar system.[4]
It may have been created by a major impact, which caused the moon to disrupt and reassemble,[1][4] or by the crust rifting.[5]
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Miranda". USGS. 2003-05-08. http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/BrowseTheGeologicSolarSystem/MirandaBack.html. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ↑ "PIA00044: Miranda high resolution of large fault". JPL, NASA. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00044. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ↑ "Highest cliffs in the solar system". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2002-10-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20021024003944/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54819. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chaikin, Andrew (2001-10-16). "Birth of Uranus' provocative moon still puzzles scientists". space.com. Imaginova Corp.. pp. p. 1. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/miranda_creation_011016-1.html. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ↑ Chaikin, Andrew (2001-10-16). "Birth of Uranus' provocative moon still puzzles scientists". space.com. Imaginova Corp.. pp. p. 2. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/miranda_creation_011016-2.html. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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