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| Feature type | Rupes |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°24′S171°24′W / 58.4°S 171.4°W /-58.4; -171.4[1] |
| Length | 300 km[2] |
| Eponym | Hero (sloop)[1] |
Hero Rupes is anescarpment onMercury more than 300 kilometres (190 miles) long[2] located in the southern hemisphere of Mercury, in the southwestern portion of theMichelangelo quadrangle.[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.[3]
The scarp is named aftersloopHero,Nathaniel Palmer's ship used to explore theAntarctic coast, 1820–21.[1]
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