Editing Miranda (moon) (section)

=== Rupes ===
[[File:Miranda scarp.jpg|thumb|Close-up view of [[Verona Rupes]], a cliff {{cvt|5 to 10|km}} high.{{sfn|PIA00044}}]]

Miranda also features enormous [[escarpment|escarpments]] that can be traced across the moon. Some of them are older than the coronae, others younger. The most spectacular fault system begins at a deep valley visible at the terminator.

This network of faults begins on the northwest side of Inverness where it forms a deep gorge on the outer edge of the ovoid which surrounds the crown.{{sfn|Smith|1986|p=59}} This geological formation is named "''Argier Rupes''".<ref name=usgs_ref/>

The most impressive fault then extends to the terminator, extending from the top of the central "chevron" of Inverness.{{sfn|Smith|1986|p=59}} Near the terminator, a gigantic luminous cliff, named [[Verona Rupes]],<ref name=usgs_ref/> forms complex [[graben]]s. The fault is approximately {{cvt|20|km}} wide, the graben at the bright edge is 10 to {{cvt|15|km}} deep.{{sfn|Smith|1986|p=59}} The height of the sheer cliff is 5 to {{cvt|10|km}}.{{sfn|Smith|1986|p=59}} Although it could not be observed by the ''Voyager 2'' probe on the face immersed in the [[polar night]] of Miranda, it is probable that this geological structure extends beyond the terminator in the northern hemisphere.<ref name=Plescia1987_442 />