Capella Rilles
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Capella Rilles
(discontinued IAU names)
Lat: 4.8°S, Long: 36.5°E, Length: 150 km, Depth: km, Rükl: 47 |
Army Map Service The three Capella rilles of Named Lunar Formations (I, II and III) are to the northeast of Capella, near Capella M.
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Nomenclature
- Named after nearby the crater (Capella).
- The original IAU nomenclature of Blagg and Müller contained three rilles named after Capella (Catalog entries 4280, 4281 and 4283). The designations are attributed to Mädler.
- The System of Lunar Craters made Capella Ir, IIr and IIIr part of Rimae Gutenberg.
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