Verona Rupes

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Miranda (2003-05-08)USGS. Retrieved 2006-11-28.
  2. PIA00044: Miranda high resolution of large fault (1996-01-29)JPL, NASA. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  3. Highest cliffs in the solar systemGuinness World Records. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Chaikin, Andrew. Birth of Uranus' provocative moon still puzzles scientists. space.com (2001-10-16)Imaginova Corp.. p. 1. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
  5. Chaikin, Andrew. Birth of Uranus' provocative moon still puzzles scientists. space.com (2001-10-16)Imaginova Corp.. p. 2. Retrieved 2007-07-23.