Rimae Plinius
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Rimae Plinius
Lat: 17.9°N, Long: 23.6°E, Length: 124 km, Depth: km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2024 Rükl: 24] | |
Right: LO-IV-085H Rimae Plinius refers to the grooves running horizontally across this image, which extends from [/Promontorium%20Archerusia Promontorium Archerusia] on the left to the 18-km crater [/Dawes Dawes] on the right. The rimae are named after 43-km [/Plinius Plinius] at bottom center. Also visible, a little to the upper left of center and tangent to the northernmost rille is the faint 8-km crater [/Brackett Brackett], and to its northwest the named ridge [/Dorsum%20Nicol Dorsum Nicol].
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[#Rimae Plinius Rimae Plinius]
[#Rimae Plinius-Images Images]
[#Rimae Plinius-Maps Maps]
[#Rimae Plinius-Description Description]
[#Rimae Plinius-Description: Wikipedia Description: Wikipedia]
[#Rimae Plinius-Additional Information Additional Information]
[#Rimae Plinius-Nomenclature Nomenclature]
[#Rimae Plinius-LPOD Articles LPOD Articles]
[#Rimae Plinius-Bibliography Bibliography]
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
([/LAC%20zone LAC zone] 42C4) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Rimae Plinius, Brackett, Dorsum Nicol, the northern part of crater Plinius, and Promontorium Archerusia, are depicted on the cover of the album APOLLO: ATMOSPHERES AND SOUNDTRACKS by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, and Roger Eno (1982). This orbital handheld Hasselblad photograph (AS17-150-23069) looks great on the L.P.-edition which appeared in the early eighties!
Detection of Rimae Plinius and environs on the cover of Eno's Apollo-album: Danny Caes.
Nomenclature
- Named from nearby crater. ([/Plinius Plinius])
- Four Roman-numeralled rilles associated with [/Plinius Plinius] were part of the original IAU nomenclature of [/Blagg%20and%20M%C3%BCller Blagg and Müller]. Exactly when the name in its present form was adopted is unclear. - JimMosher JimMosher
- It is also not clear if the rilles to the north of [/Dawes Dawes] are meant to be included in this named system or not. They fall outside the official IAU diameter, but on LTO42C3 they are labeled as part of “Fossae Plinius”. - JimMosher JimMosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
APOLLO OVER THE MOON; A VIEW FROM ORBIT, Chapter 4: The Maria (Part 1), Figure 59 (which is the same Hasselblad-photograph as the one on B.Eno's Apollo album-cover).
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