Rupes Cauchy
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| Cauchy and Rupes Cauchy ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 9.3 ° N , 37.07 ° E | |
| diameter | 170 km | |
| Named after | Augustin-Louis Cauchy | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Cauchy furrow ( Rupes Cauchy ) on the moon is a 120 km long break in terrain in Mare Tranquillitatis , which runs south of the eponymous Cauchy crater , which in turn was named after the French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy .
Web links
- Rupes Cauchy on The-Moon Wiki
Rupes Cauchy (below), taken by Apollo 8 .