KUON GEO

Rimae Alphonsus

Rima, rimae · 87 km across · -13.4°, -1.94° · the Moon
谷（リマ）・差し渡し約87km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Within crater of same name.
Source of the name: Latin (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1964 · Other features named after Latin

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.
Soraya クレーター18 km
Chang-Ngo クレーター22 km
José クレーター23 km
Monira クレーター27 km
Alphonsus クレーター27 km
Ravi クレーター27 km
Alpetragius クレーター110 km
Ptolemaeus クレーター129 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