Discovery Rupes

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Discovery Rupes is an escarpment on Mercury approximately 650 kilometers long and 2 kilometers high, located at lattitude -56.3 and longitude 38.3. It was formed by a thrust fault, thought to have ocurred due to the shrinkage of the planet's core as it cooled over time. The scarp cuts through Rameau crater.

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• Discovery Rupes (Thrust Fault) Discovery Region, Mercury. The Solar System in 3-D. Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved on 2006-10-25.