A 50-Kilometer Lunar Escarpment

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

rupes

Coordinates

26.97° N · 47.53° W

Diameter

50.14 km

IAU approval

1985/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-39 · Aristarchus

Geological Chronicle

Rupes Toscanelli is a lunar escarpment stretching 50.14 kilometers across the Aristarchus quadrangle. Located at 26.97° N, 47.53° W, the cliff derives its name from the nearby Toscanelli crater, which commemorates the Italian mathematician and astronomer Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Feature details
• Wikipedia (en) — Localized Wikipedia extract

Name Origin

Named from nearby crater.