Definition of Rille. Meaning of Rille. Synonyms of Rille

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Definition of Rille

Rille
Rille Rille (r[i^]l), n. [G. rille a furrow.] (Astron.) One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the telescope, on the surface of the moon.

Meaning of Rille from wikipedia

- Rille /ˈrɪl/ (German for 'groove') is typically used to describe any of the long, narrow depressions in the surface of the Moon that resemble channels...
- Rillé (French pronunciation: [ʁije] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department Ferme...
- Look up rille in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A rille is a groove-like depression in the lunar surface. Rille may also refer to: Risle, river in Normandy...
- The Hadley Rille meteorite was a meteorite discovered on the Moon at coordinates 26° 26' 0" N, 3° 39' 20" E, or Station 9A, during the Apollo 15 mission...
- Apenninus (often referred to as "Apennine Front"), a mountain range, and Hadley Rille, a meandering channel, on the east and west, respectively. Data obtained...
- sinuous Rima Hadley rille. These features were named after the English mathematician John Hadley (1682–1744). This sinuous lunar rille follows a course generally...
- west of the crater Conon. To the west of this peak is the Rima Bradley rille. (See below.) The selenographic coordinates of this peak are 21°44′N 0°23′E...
- the Moon. The crater lies at the southern end of a rille that proceeds towards the north. This rille is part of a nearby system that has the designation...
- frequently known by the Latinized name Vallis Schröteri, is a sinuous valley or rille on the surface of the near side of the Moon. It is located on a rise of...
- lava-flooded floor of Hippalus is bisected by a wide rille belonging to the Rimae Hippalus. This rille follows a course to the south before curving gently...