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Rima Sheepshanks

Rima (157.5 km) — Named from nearby crater.

Coordinates
58.2755, 23.6885 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Rima
Feature type
Rima, rimae
Feature type code
RI
Diameter km
157.49173
Etymology
Named from nearby crater.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1985
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5081
Clean name
Rima Sheepshanks
Ethnicity
Great Britain
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-13

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