KUON GEO

Rima Messier

Rima, rimae · 74.2 km across · -0.76°, 44.55° · the Moon
谷（リマ）・差し渡し約74.2km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from nearby crater.
Source of the name: France (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1964 · Other features named after France

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.
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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Rimae Secchi 谷（リマ）55 km
Dorsa Cato 尾根100 km
Messier クレーター100 km
Secchi クレーター100 km
Montes Secchi 山114 km
Lubbock クレーター129 km
Mount Marilyn 宇宙飛行士命名149 km
Amontons クレーター154 km
Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA