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Rimae Menelaus

Rima, rimae · 87 km across · 17.1°, 17.77° · the Moon
谷（リマ）・差し渡し約87km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from nearby crater.
Source of the name: Greek (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1978 · Other features named after Greek

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.
Tacquet クレーター44 km
Menelaus クレーター59 km
Auwers クレーター66 km
Daubrée クレーター97 km
Bobillier クレーター102 km
Al-Bakri クレーター111 km
Promontorium Archerusia 岬121 km
Dorsum Buckland 尾根122 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