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Rima Messier

Rima (74.2 km) — Named from nearby crater.

Coordinates
-0.7565, 44.5454 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Rima
Feature type
Rima, rimae
Feature type code
RI
Diameter km
74.21785
Etymology
Named from nearby crater.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1964
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5073
Clean name
Rima Messier
Ethnicity
France
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-79

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