Rima Ariadaeus
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| Rima Ariadaeus with silver strike (left) and silver strike A (photo from Apollo 10 ) | ||
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| position | 6.48 ° N , 13.44 ° E | |
| diameter | 247 km | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Rima Ariadaeus is a straight groove on the Earth's moon with a length of more than 300 kilometers on the selenographic coordinates 6.4 ° N, 14.0 ° E. It is believed that it was formed as an area of the lunar crust between two parallel fault lines sank and created a rift valley. The structure, which is relatively young in terms of lunar history, is only covered by a few craters.
It is named after the Ariadaeus crater , which also marks its eastern end.
Web links
- Rima Ariadaeus in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Rima Ariadaeus on The-Moon Wiki