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| Feature type | Rupes |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 65°06′S65°30′W / 65.1°S 65.5°W /-65.1; -65.5[1] |
| Length | 270 km[2] |
| Eponym | HMSAdventure[1] |
Adventure Rupes is anescarpment onMercury approximately 270 kilometres (170 miles) long located in the southern hemisphere of Mercury.[1] Discovered by theMariner 10 spacecraft in 1974, it was formed by athrust fault, thought to have occurred due to the shrinkage of the planet'score as it cooled over time.[2]
Adventure Rupes has an arcuate shape with the scarp face on convex side of the arc. It has a relief of about 1.3 km and is a continuation ofResolution Rupes andDiscovery Rupes along a rough arc, which extends for more than 1000 km. Adventure Rupes is separated from Resolution Rupes by a high relief ridge informally namedRabelais Dorsum, which crosscuts the scarps. This means that Resolution Rupes and Adventure Rupes may be parts of one large structure similar in length to Discovery Rupes.[2]
The scarp is named afterHMSAdventure, one ofJames Cook's ships on his second voyage to the Pacific, 1772–1775.[1]
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