Rimae Fresnel

Rimae Fresnel is a 90km-long arcuate escarpment on the Moon at 28.0°N 4.0°E / 28.0; 4.0.[1] Both the escarpment and the nearby Promontorium Fresnel were named after the French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel.[2][3][4]

Rimae Fresnel are the series of northeast-trending graben shown in this image

References
  1. "Lunar Rilles Catalog". UAI. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
  2. "Rimae Fresnel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. Accessed December 19, 2017
  3. "Promontorium Fresnel". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  4. "Fresnel summary". August 2002. Archived February 5, 2012.


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