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When the Voyager 2 spacecraft swept past Uranus in 1986, it caught a quick image of a most unusual feature on the little moon Miranda: a cliff 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) high. It’s surrounded by what looks like cracks in the ground, suggesting that something powerful shook up this moon. This jagged scar on Miranda is named Verona Rupes, and it is the tallest known cliff in the solar system.
Kevin Dispensa
Biggest cliff in the solar system
Astronomy 101: From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes and Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts about the Universe (Adams 101 Series)
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