[1] Discovered by the Mariner 10 spacecraft in 1974, it was formed by a thrust fault, thought to have occurred due to the shrinkage of the planet's core as it cooled over time.

[2] Adventure Rupes has an arcuate shape with the scarp face on convex side of the arc.

Adventure Rupes is separated from Resolution Rupes by a high relief ridge informally named Rabelais Dorsum, which crosscuts the scarps.

[2] The scarp is named after HMS Adventure, one of James Cook's ships on his second voyage to the Pacific, 1772–1775.

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