Rimae Fresnel
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| Rimae Fresnel with Promontorium Fresnel ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 28.11 ° N , 3.67 ° E | |
| diameter | 75 km | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Rimae Fresnel is a 90 km long arched cliff on the Earth's moon , between Mare Serenitatis and Palus Putredinis , southeast of the Crater Autolycus on the selenographic coordinates 28.0 ° N, 4.0 ° E.
Like the nearby Fresnel Promontory , it was named in honor of the mathematician Augustin Jean Fresnel .
Web links
- Rimae Fresnel in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Rimae Fresnel on The-Moon Wiki