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Rimae Plinius

Rima, rimae · 100 km across · 17.05°, 23.14° · the Moon
谷(リマ)・差し渡し約100km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

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

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.
Brackett クレーター27 km
Dorsum Nicol 尾根41 km
Plinius クレーター53 km
Dorsa Lister 尾根83 km
Dawes クレーター93 km
Rima Dawes 谷(リマ)102 km
Tacquet クレーター115 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