Astronomy:Rima Brayley

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Short description: Feature on the Moon
Apollo 17 image, showing nearly all of Rima Brayley.
Apollo 15 image, showing Brayley crater and part of Rima Brayley.

Rima Brayley is a sinuous rille on the moon, centered on selenographic coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 22°18′N 36°21′W / 22.30°N 36.35°W / 22.30; -36.35. It crosses from Oceanus Procellarum in the west, passes close to the north rim of Brayley crater,[1] and passes into Mare Imbrium in the east. The name of the feature was approved by the IAU in 1985.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Grego, Peter (2005). The Moon and How to Observe It. Astronomers' Observing Guides Series. London: Springer-Verlag. p. 166. ISBN 1-85233-748-6. 
  2. ↑ Rima Brayley, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)



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