RIMA ARIADAEUS

'Rima Ariadaeus' is a linear rille on the Moon at 6.4° N, 14.0° E. It is named after the crater Ariadaeus, which marks its eastern end. Over 300 kilometers long, it is thought to have been formed when a section of the Moon's crust sank down between two parallel fault lines (making it a graben or fault trough). It is a relatively young Lunar feature, with few craters or other features overlying it.

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★ AS10-31-4645 from NASA SP-362, Page 207, Figure 217.