Beagle Rupes

Beagle Rupes

Infobox feature on Mercury
name= Beagle Rupes


caption=A portion of Beagle Rupes
type=Rupes
latitude=1.9
N_or_S=S
longitude=258.89
E_or_W=W
diameter=
eponym= HMS Beagle

Beagle Rupes is an escarpment on Mercury, one of the highest and longest yet seen. It was discovered in 2008 when MESSENGER made its first flyby of the planet. It overlays the elliptical Sveinsdóttir crater.


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