Volasiga Rupes (Mercury)
Data as of 2026-10-23
What it is
- Type
- Rupes, rupēs
- IAU definition
Scarp
- Diameter
- 830 km, 34 % of the radius of its body
- Centre
- 36.22° S, 214° east (planetocentric latitude, east longitude from 0 to 360°, the IAU convention)
- Name adopted
- April 20, 2023
- Origin of the name
Fiji; research vessel to conduct a hydrographic survey, tides and currents observation, and other surveys in Fiji waters since 2019.
Quoted in English, as the IAU publishes it.
In Galaxy
Opens its body in the application, the camera turned towards Volasiga 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 | 18,216 | January 1, 2000 | March 3, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System | 12 | January 1, 2000 | November 1, 2014 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Atmospheric and Surface Composition Spectrometer | 4,610 | August 13, 2004 | April 30, 2015 |
| MESSENGER · Mercury Dual Imaging System - Narrow Angle Camera | 2,859 | April 22, 2011 | November 3, 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/16196
Type definitions: IAU Descriptor Terms, read on October 17, 2026. https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms