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English: This high-resolution image of Miranda was acquired by Voyager 2 on Jan. 24, 1986, when the spacecraft was 36,250 kilometers (22,500 miles) from the Uranian moon. In this clear-filter, narrow-angle image, Miranda displays a dramatically varied surface. Well shown at this resolution of 660 meters (2,160 feet) are numerous ridges and valleys -- a topography that was probably produced by compressional tectonics. Cutting across the ridges and valleys are many faults. The largest fault scarp, or cliff, is seen below and right of center; it shows grooves probably made by the contact of the fault blocks as they rubbed against each other (leaving what are known as slickensides). Movement of the down-dropped block is shown by the offset of the ridges. The fault may be 5 km (3 mi) high, or higher than the walls of the Grand Canyon on Earth.
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current12:06, 3 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 12:06, 3 May 20101,016 × 1,002 (74 KB)Jeandré du ToitReverted to version as of 16:03, 6 April 2005 per [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_talk:Miranda_scarp.jpg]
08:18, 7 December 2007Thumbnail for version as of 08:18, 7 December 20071,002 × 1,016 (72 KB)WolfmanSFrotate photo 90 deg. counterclockwise so scarp is vertical
16:03, 6 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 16:03, 6 April 20051,016 × 1,002 (74 KB)BricktopNASA image

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