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Discovery Rupes
 
 
Discovery Rupes
The prominent scarp (a line of cliffs produced by faulting) that goes through the middle of this image is named Discovery Rupes. This feature is thought to have been formed by shrinking of the planet as it cooled over time.

Image Credit: Mark Robinson, Northwestern University
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