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    Rupes Altai is an escarpment in the lunar surface that is located in the southeastern quadrant of the Moon's near side. It is named for the Altai Mountains...
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  • surname Altai people, an ethnic group Altai languages, the languages spoken by these people Altai, a historical novel by Wu Ming Rupes Altai, a feature...
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    northwest of the crater Catharina, at the northern extension of the Rupes Altai ridge line. It was named after the 1st century Roman historian and writer...
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  • Rupes Altai Rupes Boris Rupes Cauchy Rupes Kelvin Rupes Liebig Rupes Mercator Rupes Recta Rupes Toscanelli Argier Rupes Verona Rupes Rousillon Rupes Glana...
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    timescale. The best-preserved part of the rim of this basin is called Rupes Altai, in the southwest part of the basin. Lava filling of Mare Nectaris is...
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  • Thumbnail for Catharina (crater)
    Catherine of Alexandria. It lies in a rugged stretch of land between the Rupes Altai scarp to the west and Mare Nectaris in the east. To the west-northwest...
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  • Thumbnail for Rothmann (crater)
    Moon's near side, about one crater diameter to the southwest of the Rupes Altai scarp. To the southwest is the slightly larger crater Lindenau. This...
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    south-southeast of the larger crater Catharina, in the area framed by the Rupes Altai scarp. Some distance to the northeast is the Mare Nectaris, with the...
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  • Thumbnail for Piccolomini (crater)
    lies to the west-southwest, and to the south is Stiborius. The lengthy Rupes Altai begins at the western rim of Piccolomini, curving to the northwest. It...
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  • Thumbnail for Pons (crater)
    is a lunar impact crater that is located to the west of the prominent Rupes Altai scarp. It was named after French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons. It lies...
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  • Thumbnail for Sacrobosco (crater)
    that is located in the rugged southern highlands to the west of the Rupes Altai escarpment. It is a readily identified feature due to the three circular...
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  • Thumbnail for Fermat (crater)
    Fermat is a lunar impact crater located to the west of the Rupes Altai escarpment. To the west-southwest is the larger crater Sacrobosco, and to the southwest...
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  • Thumbnail for Wilkins (crater)
    side. It is located to the southwest of the crater Pons and the long Rupes Altai scarp. Just to the southeast lies the larger crater Zagut, and to the...
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  • Thumbnail for Lindenau (crater)
    Levi. To the northeast is the slightly smaller crater Rothmann and the Rupes Altai scarp. The rim of this crater has received very little wear, in contrast...
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  • Quebec, Canada Pons (crater), a lunar impact crater west of the prominent Rupes Altai scarp Pons, a junior synonym of the butterfly genus Penaincisalia Passive...
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  • Thumbnail for Rupes Cauchy
    approved by the IAU. The term Rupes was used in favor of Fossa for the names of lunar scarps (such as Rupes Recta or Rupes Altai). Westfall, John Edward (2000)...
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    of Almanon, then continues for a length of 210 kilometers across the Rupes Altai. The crater was named for 14th century Kurdish historian Ismael Abul-fida...
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  • Thumbnail for Almanon (crater)
    rim of Almanon, continuing for a length of about 210 kilometers to the Rupes Altai scarp. The rim of Almanon forms a slightly distorted circle, with outward...
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  • Coordinates Dia. Name origin Rupes Altai 24°18′S 22°36′E / 24.3°S 22.6°E / -24.3; 22.6 427.0 km Altai Mountains Rupes Boris 30°30′N 33°30′W / 30...
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  • Thumbnail for Catena Abulfeda
    of Almanon, then continues for a length of 210 kilometers across the Rupes Altai. It is located at 16°54′S 17°12′E / 16.9°S 17.2°E / -16.9; 17.2. This...
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  • seldom explored topographical lunar feature in the foothills of the Rupes Altai - Journal of the British Astronomical Association, 118, 2, 2008 - pages...
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  • that the mission continue, because it is the only planned visit to the Rupes Altai region of the Moon. E.J. apologizes for his stunt on live television...
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  • Thumbnail for Mons Penck
    the northeast of the crater Kant, to the north of Ibn-Rushd and the Rupes Altai scarp. Southeast of Mons Penck are the prominent craters Theophilus and...
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    valley Coloane Lumuyu Petroglyphs Petroglyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai, UNESCO World Heritage site, 2011 Petroglyphs found in the area of Bayan-Ovoo...
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