Santa María Rupes [SEP] located on astronomical body
Santa María Rupes
Santa María Rupes is an escarpment on Mercury at 5.5°N, 19.7°W. It is named after "Santa María", a ship used by Christopher Columbus.
The term "rupes" is the Latin word for cliff, and the name Santa María Rupes is named after the "Santa María", Christopher Columbus' main ship, because all rupes on Mercury are named after the ships of famous explorers.
Abalos Colles
Abalos Colles (Latin for "Abalos Hills") is a stratified fragment of the Rupes Tenuis basal unit of Planum Boreum, located south of the Rupes Tenuis scarp and west of the Escorial crater. It contains 16 mounds. Abalos Colles is one of the named features in the vicinity of Planum Boreum, the Martian North pole. It is named after one of the classical albedo features on Mars located at latitude 72°N, longitude 70°W. Its name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (