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Rimae Pettit

Rima, rimae · 320 km across · -25.22°, -93.63° · the Moon
谷（リマ）・差し渡し約320km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from nearby crater.
Source of the name: American (North America) · Approved by the IAU 1985 · Other features named after American

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.
Shuleykin クレーター63 km
Rimae Focas 谷（リマ）130 km
Mare Orientale 海165 km
Montes Rook 山178 km
Montes Cordillera 山179 km
Pettit クレーター199 km
Hohmann クレーター222 km
Nicholson クレーター232 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