Aristarchus Rilles
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Aristarchus Rilles
(unofficial name; official [/IAU IAU] name: Rimae Aristarchus)Table of Contents
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Lat: 26.9°N, Long: 47.5°W, Length: 121 km, Depth: km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2018 Rükl: 18] |
Lunar Orbiter IV-151H This image shows the region of the Aristarchus Rilles from [/Schr%C3%B6ter%27s%20Valley Schröter's Valley] (in the lower left) to [/Krieger Krieger] (in the upper right). The Roman numerals indicate the named components of Rimae Aristarchus shown on the [/System%20of%20Lunar%20Craters System of Lunar Craters] [/Quad%20Maps Quad Maps] and LAC-39.
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Description
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([/IAU%20Directions IAU Directions]) The mountain plateau N. of Aristarchus deserves careful scrutiny, as it abounds in detail and includes many short clefts.
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Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Named after the nearby crater. ([/Aristarchus Aristarchus])
- Numbers 60, 61, 62, 64, and 69 in Debra Hurwitz's Atlas and Catalog of Sinuous Rilles.
- The original [/IAU%20nomenclature IAU nomenclature] of [/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg and Müller] (1939) seems to have included three Roman-numeralled "clefts" associated with [/Aristarchus Aristarchus], although the Army Map Service's [/LTM LTM] map series identifies the position of only one of these -- Aristarchus III -- which seems to correspond to the deep groove above and to the right of the Roman numeral I label in the [/Lunar%20Orbiter Lunar Orbiter] image at the top of this page (between the craters now known as [/V%C3%A4is%C3%A4l%C3%A4 Väisälä] and [/Aristarchus Aristarchus] B). In the early 1960's, the IAU-sanctioned revisions of the [/System%20of%20Lunar%20Craters System of Lunar Craters] and [/LAC LAC] map series increased the number of named components to eight (as illustrated in the [/Lunar%20Orbiter Lunar Orbiter] image at the top of this page) and Latinized the name of the overall system to Rimae Aristarchus. However, in 1973 the IAU declared its intention to assign rimae "new and more appropriate designations" ([/IAU%20Transactions%20XVB IAU Transactions XVB]). It is unclear if the IAU's Roman-numeralled designations shown here remain operative pending the promised renaming, which seems never to have happened.
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
- Apollo Over The Moon; A View From Orbit, Chapter 6: Rimae (Part 1: Sinuous Rimae), Figures 192, 193, and 194 (part of Rimae Aristarchus/ Rimae Prinz near Krieger).
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