Grifo Rupes (Mercury)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Rupes, rupēs
- IAU definition
Scarp
- Diameter
- 783 km, 32 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 7.9° N, 5.38° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- June 10, 2019
- Origin of the name
Portugese; ship used by D. João de Castro to make a survey of magnetic declination in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans in 1538.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Grifo 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 | 5,528 | January 1, 2000 | January 28, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System | 15 | January 1, 2000 | November 1, 2014 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer | 3,871 | August 13, 2004 | April 30, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Narrow Angle Camera | 3,897 | October 6, 2008 | February 28, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Laser Altimeter | 83 | April 28, 2011 | December 9, 2014 |
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/15847
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms