Darshak Rupes (Mercury)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Rupes, rupēs
- IAU definition
Scarp
- Diameter
- 560 km, 23 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 14.5° S, 312.58° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- January 11, 2023
- Origin of the name
Indian; a hydrographic survey vessel that carries out hydrographic, geophysical, and oceanographic surveys in the Indian Ocean since 2001; has been used to investigate historically significant shipwrecks and the submerged remains of the lost city of Poompuhar.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Darshak Rupes.
Observed by
Instruments whose footprint touches this formation, counted by the PDS Orbital Data Explorer (data frozen on September 29, 2026). A footprint that touches it is not a study of it.
| Mission and instrument | Products | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Wide Angle Camera | 6,039 | January 1, 2000 | February 14, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System | 5 | January 1, 2000 | November 1, 2014 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer | 2,535 | August 13, 2004 | April 30, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Narrow Angle Camera | 3,240 | October 6, 2008 | March 16, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Laser Altimeter | 2 | May 8, 2011 | May 9, 2011 |
Sources
International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, read on October 23, 2026. Feature page: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/16152
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms