A descriptor term used in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Origin of Term
Rock, cliff, Latin.
History of Nomenclature
Introduced in 1976 (Müller and Jappel 1977). To date, assigned to Martian features only.
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IAU Gazetteer (2014) Gazetter of planetary nomenclature. International astronomical union working group for planetary system nomenclature. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
Müller E, Jappel A (1977) Proceedings of the 16th general assembly 1976. Transactions of the IAU vol XVI B. Association of University for research in astronomy
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Hargitai, H. (2014). Scopulus, Scopuli. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_329-1
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