A descriptor term used in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.
Definition
Fissure (IAU Gazetteer 2014).
Origin of Term
Fissure, opening, Latin from lacrima: tear, Latin
Note
English equivalent is rille (as in German “groove”) and not rill (as in English “stream”).
History of Nomenclature
Introduced in Latin in 1961 (Sadler 1962). Names of lunar rimae are in reverse order (descriptor term is the first element).
See Also
References
Andersson LE, Whitaker EA (1982) NASA catalogue of lunar nomenclature. NASA reference publication, Tucson
IAU Gazetteer (2014) Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature. International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms
Sadler DH (ed) (1962) Commission Pour L’etude Physique des Planetes et des Satellites. In: Proceedings of the eleventh general assembly (Berkeley, 1961). Transactions of the IAU, vol XIB. Academic Press, London
Wilhelms DE (1987) The geologic history of the moon. USGS professional paper, vol 1348, p 11
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Hargitai, H. (2014). Rima, Rimae. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_315-1
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