Rupes Toscanelli
Feature typeRupes
Coordinates26°58′S 47°32′W / 26.97°S 47.53°W / -26.97; -47.53

The Rupes Toscanelli is an escarpment located on the Moon.[1] The cliff is named after the nearby Toscanelli crater, which in turn was named after the Italian mathematician and astronomer Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli.

References

  1. "Planetary Names: Rupes, rupēs: Rupes Toscanelli on Moon". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.
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