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Names Approved on Mercury: Chikyu Rupes, Investigator Rupes, and Alpha Crucis Rupes

2 February 2021 The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved names for three features on Mercury: Chikyu Rupes, Investigator Rupes, and Alpha Crucis Rupes. For more information, see the Mercury maps H-13 and H-09 in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
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